General Relativity

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This book provides a completely revised and expanded version of the previous classic edition 'General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics'. In Part I the foundations of general relativity are thoroughly developed, while Part II is devoted to tests of general relativity and many of its...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Straumann, Norbert (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:2nd ed. 2013.
Colección:Graduate Texts in Physics,
Temas:
Gravitation.
Astronomy.
Mathematical physics.
Physics-Philosophy.
Classical and Quantum Gravity.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Mathematical Physics.
Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From the Contents: Part I The General Theory of Relativity
  • Introduction
  • Physics in External Gravitational Fields
  • Einstein's Field Equations
  • Part II Applications of General Relativity
  • The Schwarzschild Solution and Classical Tests of General Relativity.- Weak Gravitational Fields
  • The Post-Newtonian Approximation
  • White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars
  • Black Holes
  • The Positive Mass Theorem
  • Essentials of Friedmann-Lemaˆıtre Models
  • Part III Differential Geometry
  • Differentiable Manifolds
  • Tangent Vectors, Vector and Tensor Fields
  • The Lie Derivative
  • Differential Forms
  • Affine Connections
  • Some Details and Supplements.

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