The Geometry of Relativity
The Geometry of Relativity
Monday, April 27, 2015 at 4:00 pm
Weniger 116
Prof. Tevian Dray, Department of Mathematics, OSU
The geometry of special relativity can be neatly described using
hyperbolic trigonometry. The geometry of general relativity can be
similarly described using differentials and differential forms.
This talk presents an excursion through both special and general
relativity, emphasizing geometric structure and using (mostly)
elementary concepts from trigonometry, linear algebra, and vector
calculus. You may never view those topics the same way again...
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