General relativity without calculus. A concise introduction to the geometry of relativity.
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: General relativity without calculus. A concise introduction to the geometry of relativity.
zbMATH Open document ID: 1244.83001
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21452-3
author: José Natário
published in: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
publication date: 2011-07-07T00:00:00Z
review text: The book is a short, clear and elementary introduction to the main ideas of Special Relativity and General Relativity. The primary target was an audience of well-trained high school students, interested in a course beyond the popular science expositions. The contents reveals the aim of the author, to cover both the classic theory and the modern history of the Relativity Theory: I. Special relativity; II. Minkowski Geometry; III. Non-Euclidean Geometry; IV. Gravity; V. General Relativity; VI. The Schwarzschild Solution; VII. Cosmology; VIII. Mathematics and Physics. The sophomore reader will find a special care for the physical flavour of the theory and, if enchanted, he will pursue the difficult mathematical road toward a deeper understanding of the results.
reviewed by: Gabriel Teodor Pripoae
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 83-01
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 83F05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 00A79
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 83A05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 83C05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 83C15
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 97M50
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 83-03
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A60
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 83C57
zbMATH DE Number: 5918124
zbMATH Keywords: general relativity
zbMATH Keywords: monograph
zbMATH Keywords: elementary exposition
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21452-3
OpenAlex ID: W2492234470
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5918124