Spacetime Calculus
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This book provides a synopsis of spacetime calculus with applications to classical electrodynamics, quantum theory and gravitation. The calculus is a coordinate-free mathematical language enabling a unified treatment of all these topics and bringing new insights and methods to each of them.
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تاریخ انتشار 1997