
Minkowski Space
The Spacetime of Special Relativity
Joachim Schröter(Author)
De Gruyter (Publisher)
Published on 12. June 2017
Book
Mixed media product
VI, 123 pages
978-3-11-048574-5 (ISBN)
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Description
Minkowski Space discusses the space-time, so the mathematical foundations of the theory of special relativity. Therefore it introduces Lorentzian manifolds and investigates their properties and transformations. Further, it delivers all algebraic and geometric tools required by physicists to understand the principles of special relativity and its space-time.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
Includes a print version and an ebook
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Width: 17 cm
ISBN-13
978-3-11-048574-5 (9783110485745)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Joachim Schröter, University of Paderborn, Germany.