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General Relativity: An Introduction for Physicists Hardcover - 2006

by M. P. Hobson; G. P. Efstathiou; A. N. Lasenby


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After reviewing the basic concept of general relativity, this introduction discusses its mathematical background, including the necessary tools of tensor calculus and differential geometry. These tools are used to develop the topic of special relativity and to discuss electromagnetism in Minkowski spacetime. Gravitation as spacetime curvature is introduced and the field equations of general relativity derived. After applying the theory to a wide range of physical situations, the book concludes with a brief discussion of classical field theory and the derivation of general relativity from a variational principle.

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We begin our discussion of the relativistic theory of gravity by reviewing some basic notions underlying the Newtonian and special-relativistic viewpoints of space and time.

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  • Title General Relativity: An Introduction for Physicists
  • Author M. P. Hobson; G. P. Efstathiou; A. N. Lasenby
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Hardback
  • Pages 592
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  • Date 2006-02-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780521829519 / 0521829518
  • Weight 2.5 lbs (1.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.7 x 6.9 x 1.5 in (24.64 x 17.53 x 3.81 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects General relativity (Physics)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 530.11

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