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Cambridge Science Classics Ser.: Space-Time Structure by Erwin Schrödinger (1985, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521315204

ISBN-139780521315203

eBay Product ID (ePID)754290

Product Key Features

Number of Pages128 Pages

Publication NameSpace-Time Structure

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1985

SubjectTime, Physics / Relativity, Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Gravity

TypeTextbook

AuthorErwin Schrödinger

Subject AreaScience

SeriesCambridge Science Classics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight5.3 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN85-005695

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal530.1

Table Of ContentIntroduction; Part I. The Unconnected Manifold: 1. Invariance; 2. Integrals; Part II. Affinely Connected Manifold: 3. Invariant derivatives; 4. Some relations between ordinary and invariant derivatives; 5. The notion of parallel transfer; 6. The curvature tensor; 7. The geodesics of an affine connexion; 8. The general geometrical hypothesis about gravitation; Part III. Metrically Connected Manifold: 9. Metrical affinities; 10. The meaning of the metric according to the special theory of relativity; 11. Conservation laws and variational principles; 12. Generalizations of Einstein's theory.

SynopsisReprint of a classical book first published in 1950. This lucid and profound exposition of Einstein's 1915 theory of gravitation is essential reading., In response to repeated requests this classic book on space-time structure by Professor Erwin Schrödinger is now available in the Cambridge Science Classics series. This lucid and profound exposition of Einstein's 1915 theory of gravitation still provides valuable reading for students and research workers in the field., In response to repeated requests this classic book on space-time structure by Professor Erwin Schrödinger is now available in the Cambridge Science Classics series. First published in 1950, and reprinted in 1954 and 1960, this lucid and profound exposition of Einstein's 1915 theory of gravitation still provides valuable reading for students and research workers in the field.

LC Classification NumberQC173.59.S65 S37 198