The Special Theory of Relativity

by Ashok Das and Anadijiban Das

Based on courses taught at the University of Dublin, Carnegie Mellon University, and mostly at Simon Fraser University, this book presents the special theory of relativity from a mathematical point of view. It begins with the axioms of the Minkowski vector space and the flat spacetime manifold. Then it discusses the kinematics of special relativity in terms of Lorentz tranformations, and treats the group structure of Lorentz transformations. Extending...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387940421
• ISBN13: 9780387940427
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"