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Special Relativity in General Frames From Particles to Astrophysics /

Special relativity is the basis of many fields in modern physics: particle physics, quantum field theory, high-energy astrophysics, etc. This theory is presented here by adopting a four-dimensional point of view from the start. An outstanding feature of the book is that it doesn't restrict itse...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gourgoulhon, Éric (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Graduate Texts in Physics,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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