Introductions a Introduction to Tensor Calculus, Relativity and UC-lt ie) Tet Cosmology Relativity and D.F. Lawden Cosmology RS a oh ees and relativity that students tend to find most difficult. Its use of relativ ‘unsophisticated their confidence the theory of ten Topics include the special principle of relativity and Lorentz transforma ‘orthogonal transformations and Cartesian tenso al tensor calculus and Riem pments of the main text, thus ied mathematics and physics Ft Fit iS Et isi 2 >i a i} = =| a F f=t =! oi is 2 Nee aR Aer MSM tell yale INT Dover (2002) una publication of the third edition, originally published by John Wiley & . ist of Constants, Ri Bibliography. Index. xi {x 91). Paperbound. $0 AVAILABLE, NCS FoR PavsicIsTs, Philippe Dennery and André Krzywickl. 400pp. 6) x 9 4 snd A. Schild, 324pp. 5° $5 FoR PHYSIISTS, J. A. Schouten. 289pp. For current price information write to Dover Publications, or log on to www.doverpublications.com—and see every Dover book in print. hematics and Science Catalog (69065-8) avallable upon request ISBN O-486-42S40-1 $14.95 IN USA a \\ I hl $22:50 IN CANADA Ee rere ee ed folIntroduction to TENSOR CALCULUS, RELATIVITY AND COSMOLOGY Third Edition D. F. Lawden Emeritus Professor University of Aston in Birmingham, U.K. DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC. Mineola, New YorkCopyright Copytight © 1962, 1967, 1975 by D_F. Lavden Copyright © 1982 by John Wiley & Sons, Lid All rights reserved under Pan American and International Copytight Conventions Bibliographical Note ‘This Dover edition, first published in 2002, is an unabridged republication of the third edition of the work, originally published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, in 1982 ‘Readers of this book who would like to receive the solutions to the exercises may request them from the publisher atthe following e-mail address: editors@doverpublicationscom, Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Laven, Derek F Introduction to tensor calculus, relativity, and cosmology D.F. Lawden. — sede. Otihaly published ed ed. Chichester [Sse]; New Yor: Wile: 1982 Includes biblographialrefrenes and index ISBN 0862840: (pbk) 1: Relay (Physi) 2: Caloulsof tensors. 3, Cosmology. Tide QC17R55.L38 2002 S30.11de2T 12002033353 Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc, 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 Contents Preface List of Constants ‘Chapter 1 Special Principle of Relativity. Lorentz Transformations 1, Newton's laws of motion . . 2. Covariance of the laws of motion 3. Special principle of relativity 4, Lorentz transformations. Minkowski space-time 5, The special Lorentz transformation 6, Fitzgerald contraction, Time dilation 7. Spacelike and timelike intervals. Light cone Exercises I. Chapter 2 Orthogonal Transformations. Cartesian Tensors 8. Orthogonal transformations. . 9, Repeated-index summation convention 10. Rectangular Cartesian tensors. : 11, Invariants. Gradients. Derivatives of tensors 12. Contraction. Scalar product, Divergence 13, Pseudotensors. 14, Vector products. Curl Exercises 2 Chapter 3. Special Relativity Mechat 15. The velocity vector 16. Mass and momentum 17. The force vector. Energy. : 18. Lorentz transformation equations for force. 19. Fundamental particles. Photon and neutrino. 20. Lagrange’s and Hamilton's equations 21. Energy-momentum tensor. 22. Energy-momentum tensor for a fluid . 23. Angular momentum Exercises 3 xiii 12 ” a a B 4 2 28 29 30 31 39 39 41 41 48 50 3 9