The Principle of Relativity (Classic Reprint): With Applications to Physical Science: With Applications to Physical Science (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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The Principle of Relativity offers a clear, focused look at how tensors and geometric ideas shape our understanding of space, time, and gravity.
This edition distills complex concepts into a readable framework that ties Galilean symmetry to the mathematics of motion and fields.
From the use of Galilean groups to the differentiation of tensor components, the text shows how abstract symbols become tools for describing physical relations. It also surveys key tensors and their roles in formulating how events, paths, and observed motions relate across different coordinate systems. The discussion moves toward concrete objects like the Riemann-Christoffel tensor and the linear gravitational tensor, illustrating how advanced math underpins foundational notions in physics.- Learn how coordinate changes affect tensor expressions and why certain quantities remain invariant.
- See how Galilean derivatives and covariant/contravariant tensors are defined and manipulated.
- Explore important tensors in the theory, including the Riemann-Christoffel tensor and other curvature-related constructs.
- Understand how these ideas connect to broader questions about space, time, and gravitational effects.
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This 1922 book forms the follow up volume to The Principles of Natural Knowledge (1919) and The Concept of Nature (1920). Whitehead puts forward an alternative theory of relativity, which goes against the heterogeneity of Einstein's later theories in deducing that 'our experience requires and exhibits a basis in uniformity'.
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