从爱因斯坦 1905 年公设到平直时空几何
广义相对论与量子宇宙学
2009-11-10 v2 经典物理
量子物理
摘要
1+1 维平直时空中的闵可夫斯基图被严格几何地导出，直接源自两个融入光速不变原理与（狭义）相对论原理的思想实验。光子轨迹构成的矩形在确定同时性约定与建立间隔不变性中起着核心作用。
引用
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0411069,
title = {From Einstein's 1905 Postulates to the Geometry of Flat Space-Time},
author = {N. David Mermin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0411069},
year = {2009}
}
备注
A few typos and some obvious misstatements have been repaired. A reference has been added. 18 pages, 12 figures. To appear in Annalen der Physik (Leipzig) 14 (2005) [1-3], Special Topic Issue. Albert Einstein: His Work and His Impact