It's about time : elementary mathematical aspects of relativity /
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American Mathematical Society,
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Publisher Address: | Providence, Rhode Island : |
Publication Dates: | [2017] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xix, 403 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-392) and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9781470434830 (hardback : alkaline paper) : 1470434830 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
Index Number: | QC173 |
CLC: | O412.1-43 |
Call Number: | O412.1-43/C773 |
Contents: | Part 1 : The special theory. Time, space, and space-time -- Relativistic mechanics -- Electromagnetic theory -- Part 2 : The general theory. Procession and deflection -- Concepts of curvature 1700-1850 -- Concepts of curvature, 1850-1950 -- Part 3 : Historical and philosophical context. Experiments, chronology, metaphysics. |