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Author Hartle, J. B. (James B.)

Title Gravity : an introduction to Einstein's general relativity / James B. Hartle
Edition Reissued with corrections
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 581 pages) : illustrations
Contents Part I: Space and time in Newtonian physics and special relativity -- Part II: The curved spacetimes of general relativity -- Part III: The Einstein Equation -- Appendices
Summary "Einstein's theory of general relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics. It also touches upon a wealth of topics that students find fascinating - black holes, warped spacetime, gravitational waves, and cosmology. Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, this ground-breaking text helped to bring general relativity into the undergraduate curriculum, making it accessible to virtually all physics majors. One of the pioneers of the 'physics-first' approach to the subject, renowned relativist James B. Hartle, recognized that there is typically not enough time in a short introductory course for the traditional, mathematics-first, approach. In this text, he provides a fluent and accessible physics-first introduction to general relativity that begins with the essential physical applications and uses a minimum of new mathematics. This market-leading text is ideal for a one-semester course for undergraduates, with only introductory mechanics as a prerequisite"--Publisher's description
Notes "This book was previously published by Pearson Education Inc., 2003. Reissued, with corrections, by Cambridge University Press 2021."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject General relativity (Physics)
Gravitation.
Gravitation.
General relativity (Physics)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781009042604
1009042602