General Relativity; Papers in Honour of J. L. Synge |
Contents
EINSTEINS PATH FROM SPECIAL TO GENERAL | 5 |
GLOBAL AND NONGLOBAL PROBLEMS | 35 |
10790 | 49 |
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affine arbitrary automorphism Axiom C-null conformal structure consider constant coordinate system cosh covariant curve d-function defined derivative differential Einstein electrodynamics electromagnetic field energy equilibrium event field equations formulae freely falling particles function geometry given gravitational field gravitational plane wave gravitational waves hypersurface III-geometry implies inertial infinitesimal integral Lagrangian light cone light rays line element linear Lorentz M₁ manifold mapping math mathematical Maxwell's equations metric tensor morphism motion neighbourhood null cone null direction null fluid null geodesics null hypersurface null vector obtain one-parameter group parallel transport parameter particle horizon Phys physical Poincaré principle of relativity problem quantities radiation relativistic respect Riemannian satisfied scalar singular sinh solution space space-like space-time spherically spinor symmetric Synge tangent vector theory time-like vanishes vector bundles vector field velocity Weyl world line