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General theory of relativity /
General Theory of Relativity deals with the general theory of relativity and covers topics ranging from the principle of equivalence and the space-theory of matter to the hypotheses which lie at the bases of geometry, along with the effect of gravitation on the propagation of light. The motion of pa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
[1973]
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| Edición: | [1st ed.]. |
| Colección: | Commonwealth and international library. Selected readings in physics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; General Theory of Relativity; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; PART I:; CHAPTER I. The Principle of Equivalence; CHAPTER II. The Beginnings of General Relativity; CHAPTER III. Modern Developments; References; PART II:; NOTES ON EXTRACT 1; Chapter I. On the Hypotheses which Lie at the Bases of Geometry; Plan of the investigation; I. Notion of an n-ply extended magnitude.
- II. Measure-relations of which a manifoldness of n dimensions is capable on the assumption that lines have a length independent of position, and consequently that every line may be measured by every otherIII. Application to Space; Synopsis; NOTES ON EXTRACT 2; Chapter 2. On the Space-theory of Matter; (Abstract); NOTES ON EXTRACT 3; Chapter 3. On the Effect of Gravitation on the Propagation Light; 1. A Hypothesis on the Physical Nature of the Gravitational Field; 2. On the Weight of Energy; 3. Time and the Velocity of Light in the Gravitational Field.
- 4. Bending of Light-rays in the Gravitational FieldNOTES ON EXTRACT 4; Chapter 4. A The Foundations of General Relativity Theory; A. Fundamental Considerations on the Postulate of Relativity; C� Theory of the Gravitational Field; D. Material Phenomena; NOTES ON EXTRACT 5; Chapter 5. On the Motion of Particles in General Relativity Theory; 1. Introduction; 2. Notations; 3. Lemma; 4. Surface Integrals; 5. The Method of Approximation; 6. Field Equations and the Approximation Method; 7. The Divergence Condition; 8. The Surface Condition and the Equations of Motion.
- 9. On the Choice of a Co-ordinate System10. The Newtonian Approximation; 11. Transition to the Next Approximation; 12. Beyond the Newtonian Approximation; 13. The Equations of Motion and the Co-ordinate Condition; References; NOTES ON EXTRACT 6; EXTRACT 6. Three Lectures on Relativity Theory; First Lecture: on Homogeneity, Covariance, and Relativity; NOTES ON EXTRACT 7; EXTRACT 7. Invariant Formulation of Gravitational Radiation Theory; 1. Introduction; 2. Nature of a Gravitational Wave Front; 3. Canonical Forms for the Riemann tensor; 4. Reduction of the Energy-momentum Pseudotensor.
- 5. ExamplesNOTES ON EXTRACT 8; Chapter 8. Gravitational Waves in General Relativity: VII. Waves from Axisymmetric Isolated Systems; PART A. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; 1. Introduction; 2. Causality; 3. The Loss of Mass; 4. Huygens's Principle and the Change of Wave Form; 5. Method of Treatment; PART B.A SUITABLE CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM; 1� The Character of the Metric; 2. The Structure of the Field Equations; 3. The Main Equations; 4. The Outgoing Wave Condition; 5. The Supplementary Conditions; 6. The Static Case; 7. The Curvature Tensor; PART C. PERMISSIBLE CO-ORDINATE TRANSFORMATIONS.