General Relativity
A First Examination
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Cosmology, Astrophysics & Space Science
| Author: | Marvin Blecher | ISBN: | 9789813108493 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company | Publication: | June 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | WSPC | Language: | English |
| Author: | Marvin Blecher |
| ISBN: | 9789813108493 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company |
| Publication: | June 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | WSPC |
| Language: | English |
This textbook is suitable for a one-semester introduction to General Relativity for advanced undergraduates in physics and engineering. The book is concise so that the entire material can be covered in the one-semester time frame. Besides, the readers are introduced to the subject easily without the need for advanced mathematics. Though concise, the theory development is lucid and the readers are exposed to possible analytic calculations. Full solutions to some important problems are provided, and the experimental evidence is discussed in detail.
Errata(s)
Errata (31 KB)
Contents:
- Review of Special Relativity
- Vectors and Tensors in Spacetime
- Covariant Differentiation, Equations of Motion
- Curvature
- Gravity and General Relativity
- Solar System Tests of General Relativity
- Black Holes
- Gravitational Waves
- Cosmolgy
Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students in physics courses.
Key Features:
- The book is concise
- It includes some calculations not seen in other texts
This textbook is suitable for a one-semester introduction to General Relativity for advanced undergraduates in physics and engineering. The book is concise so that the entire material can be covered in the one-semester time frame. Besides, the readers are introduced to the subject easily without the need for advanced mathematics. Though concise, the theory development is lucid and the readers are exposed to possible analytic calculations. Full solutions to some important problems are provided, and the experimental evidence is discussed in detail.
Errata(s)
Errata (31 KB)
Contents:
- Review of Special Relativity
- Vectors and Tensors in Spacetime
- Covariant Differentiation, Equations of Motion
- Curvature
- Gravity and General Relativity
- Solar System Tests of General Relativity
- Black Holes
- Gravitational Waves
- Cosmolgy
Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students in physics courses.
Key Features:
- The book is concise
- It includes some calculations not seen in other texts
