Classical Relativity Theory
Malament, David (2005) Classical Relativity Theory.
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Abstract
This survey article is divided into two parts. In the first (section 2), I give a brief account of the structure of classical relativity theory. In the second (section 3), I discuss three special topics: (i) the status of the relative simultaneity relation in the context of Minkowski spacetime; (ii) the ``geometrized" version of Newtonian gravitation theory (also known as Newton-Cartan theory); and (iii) the possibility of recovering the global geometric structure of spacetime from its ``causal structure".
| Keywords: | relativity theory; spacetime structure; Newtonian gravitation theory; simultaneity; causal structure |
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| Subjects: | Specific Sciences: Physics: Relativity Theory |
| ID Code: | 2406 |
| Deposited By: | Malament, David B. |
| Deposited On: | 18 August 2005 |
| Additional Information: | This is a revised version of a paper submitted previously. The most important changes concern section 2.5. |
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