Seven Fundamental Concepts in Spacetime Physics
Published on 13. June 2021
XXI, 81 pages
978-3-030-75638-3 (ISBN)
Description
The book presents seven fundamental concepts in spacetime physics mostly by following Hermann Minkowski's revolutionary ideas summarized in his 1908 lecture "Space and Time." These concepts are: spacetime, inertial and accelerated motion in spacetime physics, the origin and nature of inertia in spacetime physics, relativistic mass, gravitation, gravitational waves, and black holes. They have been selected because they appear to be causing most misconceptions and confusion in spacetime physics.
Reviews / Votes
"There are a number of attractive diagrams and the text is easy to read, The book can be recommended to physicists who would like to be provoked a little bit." (Peter J. Bussey, Contemporary Physics, February 15, 2022)More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2021
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XXI, 81 p. 21 illus., 19 illus. in color.
File size
2,13 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-030-75638-3 (9783030756383)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-75638-3
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Vesselin Petkov
Seven Fundamental Concepts in Spacetime Physics
E-Book
01/2024
2nd Edition
Springer
€58.84
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Vesselin Petkov
Seven Fundamental Concepts in Spacetime Physics
Book
06/2021
1st Edition
Springer
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Person
Vesselin Petkov received a graduate degree in physics (Sofia University), a doctorate in philosophy (Institute for Philosophical Research, Sofia), and a doctorate in physics (Concordia University, Montreal). He taught at Sofia University and Concordia University. Vesselin Petkov is one of the founding members and current director of the Minkowski Institute.
Content
Spacetime.- Acceleration in spacetime physics.- Inertia and inertial forces.- Relativistic mass.- Gravitation.- Gravitational energy and gravitational waves.- Black holes.
