Relativity: an introduction to special and general relativity

Thoroughly revised and updated, this textbook provides a pedagogical introduction to relativity. It is self-contained, but the reader is expected to have a basic knowledge of theoretical mechanics and electrodynamics. It covers the most important features of both special and general relativity, as w...

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1. Verfasser: Stephani, Hans (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004
Ausgabe:Third edition
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Zusammenfassung:Thoroughly revised and updated, this textbook provides a pedagogical introduction to relativity. It is self-contained, but the reader is expected to have a basic knowledge of theoretical mechanics and electrodynamics. It covers the most important features of both special and general relativity, as well as touching on more difficult topics, such as the field of charged pole-dipole particles, the Petrov classification, groups of motions, gravitational lenses, exact solutions and the structure of infinity. The necessary mathematical tools (tensor calculus, Riemannian geometry) are provided, most of the derivations are given in full, and exercises are included where appropriate. Written as a textbook for undergraduate and introductory graduate courses, it will also be of use to researchers working in the field. The bibliography gives the original papers and directs the reader to useful monographs and review papers
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (xx, 396 pages)
ISBN:9780511616532
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511616532

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