COSMOLOGICAL SPECIAL RELATIVITY

This book presents Einstein's theory of space and time in detail, and describes the large-scale structure of space, time and velocity as a new cosmological special relativity. A cosmological Lorentz-like transformation, which relates events at different cosmic times, is derived and applied. A new law of addition of cosmic times is obtained, and the inflation of the space at the early universe is derived, both from the cosmological transformation. The relationship between cosmic velocity, acceleration and distances is given. In the appendices gravitation is added in the form of a cosmological general relativity theory and a five-dimensional unified theory of space, time and velocity. This book is of interest to cosmologists, astrophysicists, theoretical physicists, mathematical physicists and mathematicians.

Contents:

Cosmological Special Relativity
Extension of the Lorentz Group to Cosmology
Fundamentals of Einstein's Special Relativity
Structure of Space-Time
The Light Cone
Mass, Energy and Momentum
Velocity, Acceleration and Cosmic Distances
First Days of the Universe
Cosmological General Relativity
Five-Dimensional Brane World Theory
Cosmic Temperature Decline

Readership: Astrophysicists, cosmologists, theoretical physicists and mathematical physicists.

“‘Cosmological Special Relativity’ is a remarkable achievement. It elegantly brings together the basic ideas of Einstein's Special and General Theories of Relativity with the group theoretical approach to cosmology which was recently developed by Prof Carmeli.”

Shimon Malin

Colgate University, USA

“In this skillfully written monograph, cardinal problems of nowadays cosmology are discussed in a new unusual way and successfully solved in the framework of the author's new theory. Owing to the very clear pedagogical language and to the carefully selected examples, tables and figures the book may be recommended for students and searchers in cosmology and related areas.”

Mark Israelit
University of Haifa-Oranim, Israel

From a review of the first edition: “The book is written in a very clear and pedagogical way, and emphasis is placed on conceptual rather than on formal developments. Some of its chapters constitute in their own right an excellent introductory text on special relativity.”

Mathematical Reviews

224pp		Pub. date: Mar 2002
ISBN: 978-981-02-4936-6 981-02-4936-5		US$65 / £49

224pp		Pub. date: Mar 2002
ISBN: 978-981-277-755-3(ebook) 981-277-755-5(ebook)		US$85

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