General Relativity An Introduction for Physicists

Name: General Relativity An Introduction for Physicists
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ISBN: 9780521829519

ISBN-10: 0521829518

ISBN-13: 9780521829519

Edition: 2005

Authors: M. P. Hobson, G. P. Efstathiou, A. N. Lasenby

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'General Relativity' provides a clear mathematical introduction to Einstein's theory of general relativity. It presents a wide range of applications of the theory, concentrating on its physical consequences. The authors present a clear and intuitive discussion of the mathematical background.

Book details

List price: $94.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/2/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 592
Size: 6.81" wide x 9.88" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English

George Efstathiou is Director of the Institute of Astronomy, the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Society.




The spacetime of special relativity



Manifolds and coordinates



Vector calculus on manifolds



Tensor calculus on manifolds



Special relativity revisited



Electromagnetism



The equivalence principle and spacetime curvature



The gravitational field equations



The Schwarzschild geometry



Experimental tests of general relativity



Schwarzschild black holes



Further spherically-symmetric geometries



The Kerr geometry



The Friedmann-Robertson-Walker geometry



Cosmological models



Inflationary cosmology



Linearised general relativity



Gravitational waves



A variational approach to general relativity