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A first course in general relativity /
Clarity, readability and rigor combine in the second edition of this widely-used textbook to provide the first step into general relativity for undergraduate students with a minimal background in mathematics. Topics within relativity that fascinate astrophysical researchers and students alike are co...
| Call Number: | QC173.6 S3.82 2009 |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Fundamental principles of special relativity.
- 2. Vector analysis in special relativity.
- 3. Tensor analysis in special relativity.
- 4. Perfect fluids in special relativity.
- 5. Preface to curvature.
- 6. Curved manifolds.
- 7. Physics in a curved spacetime.
- 8. The Einstein field equations.
- 9. Gravitational radiation.
- 10. Spherical solutions for stars.
- 11. Schwarzschild geometry and black holes.
- 12. Cosmology.