Rucker, Rudolf V.B.

Geometry, Relativity and the Fourth Dimension

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ISBN 13:: 9780486234007
author:: Rucker, Rudolf V.B.
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Dover Publications Inc.
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2003
Pages:: 133
Dimensions:: 13.7 x 0.8 x 21.5 centimetres (0
Genre:: Science, General, Science,
Condition:: New
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£11.39

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Geometry, Relativity, and the Fourth Dimension by Rudy von Bitter Rucker is a highly readable exposition of the fourth dimension and its structure in our universe. With 141 excellent illustrations, this book provides a remarkable pictorial discussion of curved space-time, making complex concepts more accessible. The author uses an analogy from Flatland to explain our three-dimensional world in terms of the fourth dimension, before delving into topics such as non-Euclidean geometry, special relativity, and time travel. The mathematics is sound throughout, but readers can skip sections that seem too mathematical without losing the main argument. An annotated bibliography provides a valuable guide for further study. This book will be of interest to both students and laymen, offering an unusually stimulating discussion of these complex topics. Experienced mathematicians and physicists will also find original material and unexpected novelties within its pages.

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