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The Geometry of Time
Dierck-Ekkehard Liebscher
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Description for The Geometry of Time
Paperback. A description of the geometry of space time with various questions and issues explained without the need for formulas. Num Pages: 253 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 496.
A description of the geometry of space-time with all the questions and issues explained without the need for formulas. As such, the author shows that this is indeed geometry, with actual constructions familiar from Euclidean geometry, and which allow exact demonstrations and proofs. The formal mathematics behind these constructions is provided in the appendices.
The result is thus not a textbook introducing readers to the theory of special relativity so they may calculate formally, but rather aims to show the connection with synthetic geometry. It presents the relation to projective geometry and uses this to illustrate the starting ... Read more
A description of the geometry of space-time with all the questions and issues explained without the need for formulas. As such, the author shows that this is indeed geometry, with actual constructions familiar from Euclidean geometry, and which allow exact demonstrations and proofs. The formal mathematics behind these constructions is provided in the appendices.
The result is thus not a textbook introducing readers to the theory of special relativity so they may calculate formally, but rather aims to show the connection with synthetic geometry. It presents the relation to projective geometry and uses this to illustrate the starting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
Number of Pages
253
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783527405671
SKU
V9783527405671
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About Dierck-Ekkehard Liebscher
Dierck-Ekkehard Liebscher, Dr. Professor of Theoretical Physics Institute of Astrophysics University of Potsdam, Germany Dierck-Eckehard Liebscher studied physics at the Humboldt University, Berlin, and received two PhDs in 1966 and 1973, both on topics of general relativity. From 1967 to 1991, he worked at the Central Institute for Astrophysics of the former GDR. ... Read more
Reviews for The Geometry of Time
"... the text offers good explanations and builds up concepts well. When students ask for references for relativity, this book will be included on the list." CHOICE