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Old 25-04-2008, 06:41 PM
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The mathematics behind Special Relativity is nothing more than simple algebra. Deriving the Lorentz equations is a straight forward exercise.

The maths for General Relativity, tensor analysis and Riemannian geometry on the other is not so simple.

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I agree. I'd much rather deal with Special Relativity than General. Although compared to some branches of Quantum Theory, even GR is rather simple.
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