Einstein's General Theory of Relativity With Modern Applications in Cosmology /

Many of us have experienced the same; fallen and broken something. Yet supposedly, gravity is the weakest of the fundamental forces; it is claimed to be 10-15 times weaker than electromagnetism. Still, every one of us has more or less had a personal relationship with gravity. Einstein's General...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Grøn, Øyvind (Autor), Hervik, Sigbjorn (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Temas:
Gravitation.
Mathematical physics.
Mathematics.
Classical and Quantum Gravity.
Mathematical Methods in Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Newtonian Physics And Special Relativity
  • Relativity Principles and Gravitation
  • The Special Theory of Relativity
  • The Mathematics Of The General Theory Of Relativity
  • Vectors, Tensors, and Forms
  • Basis Vector Fields and the Metric Tensor
  • Non-inertial Reference Frames
  • Differentiation, Connections, and Integration
  • Curvature
  • Einstein's Field Equations
  • Einstein's Field Equations
  • The Linear Field Approximation
  • The Schwarzschild Solution and Black Holes
  • Cosmology
  • Homogeneous and Isotropic Universe Models
  • Universe Models with Vacuum Energy
  • Anisotropic and Inhomogeneous Universe Models
  • Advanced Topics
  • Covariant Decomposition, Singularities, and Canonical Cosmology
  • Spatially Homogeneous Universe Models
  • Israel's Formalism: The Metric Junction Method
  • Brane-worlds
  • Kaluza-Klein Theory.

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