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This book is an elementary introduction to the geometrical methods and notions used in special and general relativity. Particular emphasis is placed on the ideas concerned with the structure of spacetime and those which play a role in the Penrose–Hawking singularity theorems.

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"...fills a need to introduce the singularity theorems, their concepts and techniques to seniors or beginning graduate students." Physics in Canada

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Preface; 1. The geometry of Minkowski spacetime; 2. Some concepts from relativistic mechanics; 3. More general spacetimes: gravity; 4. The proof of Hawking's theorem; References; Index.

LMSST 11 Spacetime Singularities An Introduction London Mathematical Society Student Texts Series Number 11

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    View other formats and editions of LMSST 11 Spacetime Singularities An Introduction London Mathematical Society Student Texts Series Number 11 by Gregory L. Naber

    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Publication Date: 3/2/1989 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780521336123, 978-0521336123
    ISBN10: 0521336120
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    Mathematics Differential and Riemannian geometry

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    This book is an elementary introduction to the geometrical methods and notions used in special and general relativity. Particular emphasis is placed on the ideas concerned with the structure of spacetime and those which play a role in the Penrose–Hawking singularity theorems.

    Trade Review
    "...fills a need to introduce the singularity theorems, their concepts and techniques to seniors or beginning graduate students." Physics in Canada

    Table of Contents
    Preface; 1. The geometry of Minkowski spacetime; 2. Some concepts from relativistic mechanics; 3. More general spacetimes: gravity; 4. The proof of Hawking's theorem; References; Index.

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