Einstein’s Space-Time An Introduction to Special and General Relativity /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ferraro, Rafael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

Einstein's Space-Time: An Introduction to Special and General Relativity is a textbook addressed to students in physics and other people interested in Relativity and a history of physics. The book contains a complete account of Special Relativity that begins with the historical analysis of the...

Table of Contents:

• Space and Time Before Einstein
• In Search of the Ether
• Space and Time in Special Relativity
• Geometric Structure of Space-Time
• Transformation of the Electromagnetic Field
• Energy and Momentum
• Covariant Formulation
• Inertia and Gravity
• Results of General Relativity.