General Relativity from A to B - Robert Geroch

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General Relativity from A to B

By: Robert Geroch

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Paperback | 15 March 1981 | Edition Number 1

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From A to B may not seem a great distance to travel, but, as Robert Geroch demonstrates in his conversational style, our perception of distance is always relative to our position in space. For persons situated outside the speculative realms of physics and mathematics, Geroch's tour from A to B is a thorough introduction to Einstein's theory of general relativity. The early chapters are devoted to the development and modifications the crucial notion of space-time undergoes as it passes through the Aristotelian and Galilean viewpoints. From theories of absolute space and absolute time, Geroch than details modern ideas of a space-time in which neither space nor time is absolute, showing how our everyday conceptions are inappropriate to the physical world in which we live.

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Non-Fiction Science Physics Relativity Physics Science in General Miscellaneous Items

Preface
Introduction
The Space-Time Viewpoint
Events and Space-Time: The Basic Building Blocks
The Aristotelian View: A ""Personalized"" Framework
The Galilean View: A Democratic Framework
Difficulties with the Galilean View
General Relativity
The Interval: The Fundamental Geometrical Object
The Physics and Geometry of the Interval
Einstein's Equation: The Final Theory
An Example: Black Holes Conclusion Index
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