Special and General Relativity: An Introduction to Spacetime and Gravitation

by Rainer Dick

Book Overview

This book provides a concise introduction to both the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity. The format is chosen to provide the basis for a single semester course which can take the students all the way from the foundations of special relativity to the core results of general relativity: the Einstein equation and the equations of motion for particles and light in curved spacetime. To facilitate access to the topics of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643273779
• ISBN13: 9781643273778
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Iop Concise Physics
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"