The Principle of Relativity (Classic Reprint): With Applications to Physical Science: With Applications to Physical Science (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Explore how space, time, and tensors shape physics in a bold, formal framework. The Principle of Relativity: With Applications to Physical Science presents a rigorous approach to how coordinate systems, Galilean groups, and tensor derivatives illuminate the foundations of physical science. It blends abstract structure with concrete calculation, showing how invariants and standard formulae govern the behavior of physical quantities across coordinate systems.
- Learn how Galilean tensors and their derivatives are defined, transformed, and used to express physical laws.
- See how the differentiation of tensor components leads to covariant and contravariant objects, and how invariants arise in this framework.
- Explore key tensor constructions, including the Christoffel symbols, the Riemann–Christoffel tensor, and the linear gravitational tensor.
- Grasp how the theory connects the status of space and time to tangible concepts like rest, motion, and the physical field.
Ideal for readers of the history and philosophy of science, as well as those studying mathematical approaches to physical law.
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