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040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 4 _aQC173.59.S65
_bD4 2010
082 0 4 _a530.11
_222
100 1 _aDe Felice, F.,
_d1943-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aClassical measurements in curved space-times /
_cFernando de Felice, Donato Bini.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2010.
300 _a1 online resource (xvi, 309 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aThe theory of relativity describes the laws of physics in a given space-time. However, a physical theory must provide observational predictions expressed in terms of measurements, which are the outcome of practical experiments and observations. Ideal for readers with a mathematical background and a basic knowledge of relativity, this book will help readers understand the physics behind the mathematical formalism of the theory of relativity. It explores the informative power of the theory of relativity, and highlights its uses in space physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Readers are given the tools to pick out from the mathematical formalism those quantities that have physical meaning and which can therefore be the result of a measurement. The book considers the complications that arise through the interpretation of a measurement, which is dependent on the observer who performs it. Specific examples of this are given to highlight the awkwardness of the problem.
650 0 _aSpecial relativity (Physics)
650 0 _aSpace and time.
700 1 _aBini, D.
_q(Donato),
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521889308
830 0 _aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511777059
999 _c518016
_d518014