The Theory Of Space Time And Gravitation

Author : V. Fock
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483184906

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The Theory of Space, Time and Gravitation by V. Fock Pdf

The Theory of Space, Time, and Gravitation, 2nd Revised Edition focuses on Relativity Theory and Einstein's Theory of Gravitation and correction of the misinterpretation of the Einsteinian Gravitation Theory. The book first offers information on the theory of relativity and the theory of relativity in tensor form. Discussions focus on comparison of distances and lengths in moving reference frames; comparison of time differences in moving reference frames; position of a body in space at a given instant in a fixed reference frame; and proof of the linearity of the transformation linking two inertial frames. The text then ponders on general tensor analysis, including permissible transformations for space and time coordinates, parallel transport of a vector, covariant differentiation, and basic properties of the curvature tensor. The publication examines the formulation of relativity theory in arbitrary coordinates and principles of the theory of gravitation. Topics include equations of mathematical physics in arbitrary coordinates; integral form of the conservation laws in arbitrary coordinates; variational principle and the energy tensor; and comparison with the statement of the problem in Newtonian theory. The manuscript is a dependable reference for readers interested in the theory of space, time, and gravitation.

Author : A. S. Eddington
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781473383074

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Space Time And Gravitation by A. S. Eddington Pdf

Arthur Eddington was one of the prominent English astrophysicists of the 20th century, well known in his day for his correspondence with Albert Einstein through the upheavals of the First World War. A fascinating book by one of the greats of the scientific community.

Author : Arthur Eddington
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781447489481

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Space, Time and Gravitation - An Outline of the General Relativity Theory by Arthur Eddington Pdf

Written by the English astrophysicist, Sir Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), and originally published in 1920, ‘Space, Time and Gravitation’ outlines the general theory of relativity in astrophysics. This fascinating early work navigates Einstein’s theory through a series of perspectives – that of the experimental physicist, pure mathematician, and relativist, making it a wonderful read for the student, teacher or astrophysics enthusiast today. Contents include: Arthur Eddington; Preface; Prologue; ‘What Is Geometry?’; 1 - The Fitzgerald Contraction; 2 – Relativity; 3 - The World of Four Dimensions; 4 - Fields of force; 5 - Kinds of Space; 6 - The New Law of Gravitation and the Old Law; 7 - Weighing Light; 8 - Other Tests of the Theory; 9 - Momentum and Energy; 10 - towards infinity; 11 - Electricity and Gravitation; 12 - On The Nature of Things; Appendix; Mathematical Notes; Historical Note. This classic text is being republished in a modern and affordable edition, complete with reproductions of the original illustrations and a specially written concise biography.

Author : Robert M. Wald
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1992-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 0226870286

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Space, Time, and Gravity by Robert M. Wald Pdf

Writing for the general reader or student, Wald has completely revised and updated this highly regarded work to include recent developments in black hole physics and cosmology. Nature called the first edition "a very readable and accurate account of modern relativity physics for the layman within the unavoidable constraint of almost no mathematics. . . . A well written, entertaining and authoritative book."

Author : Jonathan Allday
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351676229

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Space-time by Jonathan Allday Pdf

This book, suitable for interested post-16 school pupils or undergraduates looking for a supplement to their course text, develops our modern view of space-time and its implications in the theories of gravity and cosmology. While aspects of this topic are inevitably abstract, the book seeks to ground thinking in observational and experimental evidence where possible. In addition, some of Einstein’s philosophical thoughts are explored and contrasted with our modern views. Written in an accessible yet rigorous style, Jonathan Allday, a highly accomplished writer, brings his trademark clarity and engagement to these fascinating subjects, which underpin so much of modern physics. Features: Restricted use of advanced mathematics, making the book suitable for post-16 students and undergraduates Contains discussions of key modern developments in quantum gravity, and the latest developments in the field, including results from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Accompanied by appendices on the CRC Press website featuring detailed mathematical arguments for key derivations

Author : Hans C. Ohanian,Remo Ruffini
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107012943

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Gravitation and Spacetime by Hans C. Ohanian,Remo Ruffini Pdf

This text provides a quantitative introduction to general relativity for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.

Author : Dennis Lehmkuhl,Gregor Schiemann,Erhard Scholz
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781493932108

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Towards a Theory of Spacetime Theories by Dennis Lehmkuhl,Gregor Schiemann,Erhard Scholz Pdf

This contributed volume is the result of a July 2010 workshop at the University of Wuppertal Interdisciplinary Centre for Science and Technology Studies which brought together world-wide experts from physics, philosophy and history, in order to address a set of questions first posed in the 1950s: How do we compare spacetime theories? How do we judge, objectively, which is the “best” theory? Is there even a unique answer to this question? The goal of the workshop, and of this book, is to contribute to the development of a meta-theory of spacetime theories. Such a meta-theory would reveal insights about specific spacetime theories by distilling their essential similarities and differences, deliver a framework for a class of theories that could be helpful as a blueprint to build other meta-theories, and provide a higher level viewpoint for judging which theory most accurately describes nature. But rather than drawing a map in broad strokes, the focus is on particularly rich regions in the “space of spacetime theories.” This work will be of interest to physicists, as well as philosophers and historians of science working with or interested in General Relativity and/or Space, Time and Gravitation more generally.

Author : Vladimir Aleksandrovich Fok
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Gravitation
ISBN : OCLC:460370994

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The theory of space time and gravitation by Vladimir Aleksandrovich Fok Pdf

Author : Wojciech Kopczynski,Andrzej Trautman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1992-01-30
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000127782

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Spacetime and Gravitation by Wojciech Kopczynski,Andrzej Trautman Pdf

Ideas about space and time are at the root of one's understanding of nature, both at the intuitive level of everyday experience and in the framework of sophisticated physical theories. These ideas have led to the development of geometry and its applications to physics. The contemporary physical theory of space and time, including its extention to the phenomena of gravitation, is Einstein's theory of relativity. Spacetime and Gravitation is a short introduction to this theory. It is addressed to a fairly wide readership: parts of it can be read by university students of mathematics, physics and engineering. A great deal of emphasis is given to the geometrical aspects of relativity theory and its comparison with the Newtonian view of the world. There are short chapters on the origins of Einstein's theory, gravitational waves, cosmology, spinors and the Einstein-Cartan theory.

Author : Sean M. Carroll
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108488396

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Spacetime and Geometry by Sean M. Carroll Pdf

An accessible introductory textbook on general relativity, covering the theory's foundations, mathematical formalism and major applications.

Author : ARTHUR STANLEY. EDDINGTON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033038164

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SPACE, TIME AND GRAVITATION by ARTHUR STANLEY. EDDINGTON Pdf

Author : Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Gravitation
ISBN : OCLC:340487553

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Space, Time and Gravitation by Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington Pdf

Author : Herbert Pfister,Markus King
Publisher : Springer
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319150369

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Inertia and Gravitation by Herbert Pfister,Markus King Pdf

This book focuses on the phenomena of inertia and gravitation, one objective being to shed some new light on the basic laws of gravitational interaction and the fundamental nature and structures of spacetime. Chapter 1 is devoted to an extensive, partly new analysis of the law of inertia. The underlying mathematical and geometrical structure of Newtonian spacetime is presented from a four-dimensional point of view, and some historical difficulties and controversies - in particular the concepts of free particles and straight lines - are critically analyzed, while connections to projective geometry are also explored. The relativistic extensions of the law of gravitation and its intriguing consequences are studied in Chapter 2. This is achieved, following the works of Weyl, Ehlers, Pirani and Schild, by adopting a point of view of the combined conformal and projective structure of spacetime. Specifically, Mach’s fundamental critique of Newton’s concepts of ‘absolute space’ and ‘absolute time’ was a decisive motivation for Einstein’s development of general relativity, and his equivalence principle provided a new perspective on inertia. In Chapter 3 the very special mathematical structure of Einstein’s field equations is analyzed, and some of their remarkable physical predictions are presented. By analyzing different types of dragging phenomena, Chapter 4 reviews to what extent the equivalence principle is realized in general relativity - a question intimately connected to the ‘new force’ of gravitomagnetism, which was theoretically predicted by Einstein and Thirring but which was only recently experimentally confirmed and is thus of current interest.

Author : Vladimir Aleksandrovič Fok
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Gravitation
ISBN : OCLC:233971723

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The Theory of Space, Time and Gravitation by Vladimir Aleksandrovič Fok Pdf

Author : Moritz Schlick
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486442839

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Space and Time in Contemporary Physics by Moritz Schlick Pdf

An authoritative early exposition of relativity theory, this reader-friendly book describes the physical doctrines of the special and general theories of relativity in terms of their philosophic significance. A clear, nonmathematical introduction to a complex subject, this book offers readers of all backgrounds a coherent and informative overview. 1920 edition.