Gravitation:

"This book suitable for post graduates in Physics and Astrophysics aims at introducing the theory of general relativity as an important background for doing astrophysics. Starting from a detailed discussion of the various mathematical concepts for doing general relativity, the book introduces t...

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Main Author: Prasanna, Aragam R. 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton ; London ; New York CRC Press [2017]
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"This book suitable for post graduates in Physics and Astrophysics aims at introducing the theory of general relativity as an important background for doing astrophysics. Starting from a detailed discussion of the various mathematical concepts for doing general relativity, the book introduces the geometric description of gravity. It gives a brief historical perspective to classical mechanics and electrodynamics making an attempt to establish the necessity of special relativity as propounded by Einstein extending to General Relativity. This book is a good starting point for post graduates wanting to pursue the modern topics of Cosmology, High energy astrophysics and related areas"...
Physical Description:xxv, 397 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9781498746649

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