| Description |
xii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Concept of Spacetime. 1. Introduction. 2. Events and Spacetime -- Pt. 2. Flat Spacetime and Special Relativity. 3. Flat Spacetime. 4. The Geometry of Flat Spacetime. 5. Energy. 6. Tensors. 7. Tensor Fields. 8. Field Equations -- Pt. 3. Curved Spacetime and Gravity. 9. Curved Spacetime. 10. Curvature and Gravity. 11. Null Congruences. 12. Asymptotic Flatness and Symmetries. 13. Schwarzschild Geometries and Spacetimes. 14. Black Holes and Singularities -- Pt. 4. Cosmology. 15. The Spacetime of the Universe. 16. Relativistic Cosmology |
| Summary |
"Starting with the idea of an event and finishing with a description of the standard big-bang model of the Universe, this textbook provides a clear, concise and up-to-date introduction to the theory of general relativity, suitable for final-year undergraduate mathematics or physics students. Throughout, the emphasis is on the geometric structure of spacetime, rather than the traditional coordinate-dependent approach. This allows the theory to be pared down and presented in its simplest and most elegant form."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Title from e-book title screen (viewed October 15, 2007) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214) and index |
| Notes |
Also available online |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
General relativity (Physics)
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Geometrodynamics.
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Space and time.
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| Author |
MyiLibrary.
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| LC no. |
98037546 |
| ISBN |
0521630193 (hardbound) |
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052163976X (paperback) |
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