One of the first steps toward becoming a scientist is discovering the difference between speed and velocity. To nonscientists, it’s usually a meaningless distinction. Fast is fast, slow is slow. But ...
General Relativity reinterprets the force of gravity not as a traditional force but as a manifestation of the curvature of spacetime. Its formulation rests on a rigorous mathematical framework built ...
Dwight E. Neuenschwander: Tensor Calculus for Physics, Johns Hopkins University Press, November 2014, 248 S., geb., $45.00, ISBN: 9781421415659 Understanding tensors is essential for any physics ...