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The Geometry of Time

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By: Dierck-Ekkehard Liebscher
253 pages
The Geometry of Time
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About this book

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 points of general relativity. Written at an introductory level for undergraduates, this novel presentation will also benefit teaching staff.

Contents

Foreword.The structure of the book.Notation.1 Introduction.2 The World of Space and Time.2.1 Timetable.2.2 Surveying Space-Time.2.3 Physical Prerequisites of Geometry.3 Reflection and Collision.3.1 Geometry and Reflection.3.2 The Reflection of Mechanical Motion.4 The Relativity Principle of Mechanics and Wave Propagation.5 Relativity Theory and its Paradoxes.5.1 Pseudo-Euclidean Geometry.5.2 Einstein's Mechanics.5.3 Energy.5.4 Kinematic Peculiarities.5.5 Aberration and Fresnel's Paradox.5.6 The Net.5.7 Faster than Light.6 The Circle Disguised as Hyperbola.7 Curvature.7.1 Spheres and Hyperbolic Shells.7.2 The Universe.8 The Projective Origin of the Geometries of the Plane.9 The Nine Geometries of the Plane.10 General Remarks.10.1 The Theory of Relativity.10.2 Geometry and Physics.Appendices.A Reflections.B Transformations.B.1 Coordinates.B.2 Inertial Reference Systems.B.3 Riemannian Spaces, Einstein Worlds.C Projective Geometry.C.1 Algebra.C.2 Projective Maps.C.3 Conic Sections.D The Transition from the Projective to the Metrical Plane.D.1 Polarity.D.2 Reflection.D.3 Velocity Space.D.4 Circles and Peripheries.D.5 Two Examples.E The Metrical Plane.E.1 Classification.E.2 The Metric.Exercises.Glossary.References.

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Biography

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. In 1992, he accepted a post as senior scientist at the Astrophysical Institute, Potsdam, where he still works. Professor Liebscher is the author of several books and numerous papers.

Textbook
By: Dierck-Ekkehard Liebscher
253 pages
Media reviews

...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, November 2005)

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