A New perdpective on relativity

An Odyssey in Non-Euclidean Geometries

  • Introduction
  • Which Geometry?
  • A Brief History of Light, Electromagnetism and Gravity
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • The Origins of Mass
  • Thermodynamics of Relativity
  • General Relativity in a Non-Euclidean Geometrical Setting
  • Relativity of Hyperbolic Space
    • Hyperbolic Geometry and the Birth of Relativity
    • Doppler Generation of Möbius Transformations
    • Geometry of Doppler and Aberration Phenomena
    • Kinematics: The Radar Method of Signaling
      • Constant relative velocity: Geometric-arithmetic mean inequality
      • Constant relative acceleration
    • Comparison with General Relativity
    • Hyperbolic Geometry of Relativity
    • Coordinates in the Hyperbolic Plane
    • Limiting Case of a Lambert Quadrilateral: Uniform Acceleration
    • Additivity of the Recession and Distance in Hubble’s Law
  • Nonequivalence of Gravitation and Acceleration
  • Aberration and Radiation Pressure in the Klein and Poincaré Models
  • The Inertia of Polarization