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This theory has been called the special theory of relativity to distinguish it from the extended theory, with which we shall deal later. In the following pages we shall present the fundamental ideas of the special theory of relativity.
Readers will find all these references valuable sources to explore topics discussed in this lecture in more detail. Primary purpose of the present set of notes is to provide a verbatim description of the material covered in the Part III course on General Relativity.
by S Klainerman · 2009 — (1) Principle of General Relativity The fundamental Laws of Physics should be covariant. This is a principle of indifference,
by SM Carroll · 1997 · Cited by 491 — These lectures represent an introductory graduate course in general relativity, both its foun- dations and applications. They are a lightly ...
At this juncture the theory of relativity entered the arena. As a result of an analysis of the physical conceptions of time and space, it became evident that in realily there is not the least incompatibilitiy between the principle of relativity and the law of propagation of light, and that by systematically holding fast to both these laws a ...
by M Dafermos · 2009 · Cited by 5 — Contents. 1. Introduction: General relativity and evolution. 3. 1.1. The Einstein equations. 3. 1.2. The Cauchy problem.
