Chapter 10


Relativity

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Special relativity.........................................246 Lorentz transformation.....................................246 4-Vector transformation...................................246 Examples of 4-vectors.....................................247 2nd rank tensor transformation............................247 Electromagnetic field strength tensor.....................247 Covariant formulation of Maxwell's equations..............247 Lorentz force.............................................247 Cosmology..................................................248 Robertson-Walker line element.............................248 Einstein field equations..................................248 Friedmann universes.......................................248 Bibliography...............................................254

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