Relativity: A Journey Through Warped Space and Time
暫譯: 相對論:穿越扭曲空間與時間的旅程

Mayerson, Daniel R., Charles, Anthony M., Golec, Joseph E.

  • 出版商: Springer
  • 出版日期: 2019-11-22
  • 售價: $3,370
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$3,202
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 119
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 3030189139
  • ISBN-13: 9783030189136
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商品描述

This primer brilliantly exposes concepts related to special and general relativity for the absolute beginner. It can be used either as an introduction to the subject at a high school level or as a useful compass for undergraduates who want to move the first steps towards Einstein's theories.The book is enhanced throughout with many useful exercises and beautiful illustrations to aid understanding.The topics covered include: Lorentz transformations, length contraction and time dilation, the twin paradox (and other paradoxes), Minkowski spacetime, the Einstein equivalence principle, curvature of space and spacetime, geodesics, parallel transport, Einstein's equations of general relativity, black holes, wormholes, cosmology, gravitational waves, time machines, and much more.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

這本入門書籍精彩地揭示了與特殊相對論和一般相對論相關的概念,適合絕對初學者使用。它可以作為高中階段的主題介紹,或作為希望邁出第一步接觸愛因斯坦理論的本科生的有用指南。全書增添了許多有用的練習和美麗的插圖,以幫助理解。涵蓋的主題包括:洛倫茲變換、長度收縮和時間膨脹、雙胞胎悖論(及其他悖論)、閔可夫斯基時空、愛因斯坦等價原理、空間和時空的曲率、測地線、平行運輸、愛因斯坦的一般相對論方程、黑洞、蟲洞、宇宙學、重力波、時間機器等等。

作者簡介

Daniel R. Mayerson received his PhD in theoretical high energy physics from the University of Amsterdam in 2015. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan from 2015 to 2018. Since Fall 2018 he is a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institut de Physique Théorique at the CEA Saclay in France. His main research interests are using string theory to understand black holes and their interior.

Anthony M. Charles received his PhD in theoretical high energy physics from the University of Michigan in 2018. Since Fall 2018 he is a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at KU Leuven in Belgium. His research is on various aspects of black holes, string theory, and supergravity, with a focus on understanding black hole entropy.

Joseph E. Golec received his BS in physics in 2017 and is currently a PhD student at the University of Michigan. His research is in observational cosmology, specifically the observation of the anisotropy and polarization of the cosmic microwave background.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

丹尼爾·R·梅耶森於2015年在阿姆斯特丹大學獲得理論高能物理學博士學位。他在2015年至2018年間擔任密西根大學的博士後研究員。自2018年秋季以來,他在法國CEA Saclay的理論物理研究所擔任博士後研究員。他的主要研究興趣是利用弦理論來理解黑洞及其內部結構。

安東尼·M·查爾斯於2018年在密西根大學獲得理論高能物理學博士學位。自2018年秋季以來,他在比利時魯汀大學的理論物理研究所擔任博士後研究員。他的研究涉及黑洞、弦理論和超重力的各個方面,重點在於理解黑洞熵。

約瑟夫·E·戈萊克於2017年獲得物理學學士學位,目前是密西根大學的博士生。他的研究領域是觀測宇宙學,特別是對宇宙微波背景輻射的各向異性和偏振的觀測。