The geometry of Minkowski spacetime. An introduction to the mathematics of the special theory of relativity
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Publication:5905505
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Publication date: 18 September 1992
Published in: Applied Mathematical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)
Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-02) Special relativity (83A05) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60)
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