Loading…
Introducing Einstein's relativity /
There is little doubt that Einstein's theory of relativity captures the imagination. It is unrivalled in forming the basis of the way we view the universe and the many surprises that the theory has in store -- the characteristics of black holes, the prospect of detecting gravitational waves, an...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Oxford [England] :
Clarendon Press,
1992.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Description |
Table of Contents:
- Overview 1. The organization of the book
- Pt. A. Special Relativity
- 2. The k-calculus
- 3. The key attributes of special relativity
- 4. The elements of relativistic mechanics
- Pt. B. The formalism of Tensors
- 5. Tensor algebra
- 6. Tensor calculus
- 7. Integration, variation, and symmetry
- Pt. C. General Relativity
- 8. Special relativity revisited
- 9. The principles of general relativity
- 10. The field equations of general relativity
- 11. General relativity from a variational principle
- 12. The energy-momentum tensor
- 13. The structure of the field equations
- 14. The Schwarzschild solution
- 15. Experimental tests of general relativity
- Pt. D. Black Holes
- 16. Non-rotating black holes
- 17. Maximal extension and conformal compactification
- 18. Charged black holes
- 19. Rotating black holes
- Pt. E. Gravitational Waves
- 20. Plane gravitational waves
- 21. Radiation from an isolated source
- Pt. F. Cosmology
- 22. Relativistic cosmology
- 23. Cosmological models
- Answers to exercises
- Further reading
- Selected bibliography
- Index-