Introducing General Relativity
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Introducing General Relativity

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Introducing General Relativity

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Introducing General Relativity

An accessible and engaging introduction to general relativity for undergraduates

In Introducing General Relativity, the authors deliver a structured introduction to the core concepts and applications of General Relativity. The book leads readers from the basic ideas of relativity—including the Equivalence Principle and curved space-time—to more advanced topics, like Solar System tests and gravitational wave detection.

Each chapter contains practice problems designed to engage undergraduate students of mechanics, electrodynamics, and special relativity. A wide range of classical and modern topics are covered in detail, from exploring observational successes and astrophysical implications to explaining many popular principles, like space-time, redshift, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology. Advanced topic sections introduce the reader to more detailed mathematical approaches and complex ideas, and prepare them for the exploration of more specialized and sophisticated texts.

Introducing General Relativity also offers:

  • Structured outlines to the concepts of General Relativity and a wide variety of its applications
  • Comprehensive explorations of foundational ideas in General Relativity, including space-time curvature and tensor calculus
  • Practical discussions of classical and modern topics in relativity, from space-time to redshift, gravity, black holes, and gravitational waves
  • Optional, in-depth sections covering the mathematical approaches to more advanced ideas

Perfect for undergraduate physics students who have studied mechanics, dynamics, and Special Relativity, Introducing General Relativity is an essential resource for those seeking an intermediate level discussion of General Relativity placed between the more qualitative books and graduate-level textbooks.

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Yes, you can access Introducing General Relativity by Mark Hindmarsh,Andrew Liddle in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Naturwissenschaften & Astronomie & Astrophysik. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781118600719
eBook ISBN
9781118698266

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Constants and Symbols
  7. About the Companion Website
  8. 1 Introducing General Relativity
  9. 2 A Special Relativity Reminder
  10. 3 Tensors in Special Relativity
  11. 4 Towards General Relativity
  12. 5 Tensors and Curved Space–Time
  13. 6 Describing Matter
  14. 7 The Einstein Equation
  15. 8 The Schwarzschild Space–time
  16. 9 Geodesics and Orbits
  17. 10 Tests of General Relativity
  18. 11 Black Holes
  19. 12 Cosmology
  20. 13 Cosmological Models
  21. 14 General Relativity: The Next 100 Years
  22. Advanced Topic A1 Geodesics in the Schwarzschild Space–Time
  23. Advanced Topic A2 The Solar System Tests in Detail
  24. Advanced Topic A3 Weak Gravitational Fields and GravitationalWaves
  25. Advanced Topic A4 GravitationalWave Sources and Detection
  26. Bibliography
  27. Answers to Selected Problems
  28. Index
  29. EULA