Introducing General Relativity
Mark Hindmarsh, Andrew Liddle
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Introducing General Relativity
Mark Hindmarsh, Andrew Liddle
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Introducing General Relativity
An accessible and engaging introduction to general relativity for undergraduates
In Introducing General Relativity, the authors deliver a structured introduction to the core concepts and applications of General Relativity. The book leads readers from the basic ideas of relativity—including the Equivalence Principle and curved space-time—to more advanced topics, like Solar System tests and gravitational wave detection.
Each chapter contains practice problems designed to engage undergraduate students of mechanics, electrodynamics, and special relativity. A wide range of classical and modern topics are covered in detail, from exploring observational successes and astrophysical implications to explaining many popular principles, like space-time, redshift, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology. Advanced topic sections introduce the reader to more detailed mathematical approaches and complex ideas, and prepare them for the exploration of more specialized and sophisticated texts.
Introducing General Relativity also offers:
- Structured outlines to the concepts of General Relativity and a wide variety of its applications
- Comprehensive explorations of foundational ideas in General Relativity, including space-time curvature and tensor calculus
- Practical discussions of classical and modern topics in relativity, from space-time to redshift, gravity, black holes, and gravitational waves
- Optional, in-depth sections covering the mathematical approaches to more advanced ideas
Perfect for undergraduate physics students who have studied mechanics, dynamics, and Special Relativity, Introducing General Relativity is an essential resource for those seeking an intermediate level discussion of General Relativity placed between the more qualitative books and graduate-level textbooks.
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Índice
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Constants and Symbols
- About the Companion Website
- 1 Introducing General Relativity
- 2 A Special Relativity Reminder
- 3 Tensors in Special Relativity
- 4 Towards General Relativity
- 5 Tensors and Curved Space–Time
- 6 Describing Matter
- 7 The Einstein Equation
- 8 The Schwarzschild Space–time
- 9 Geodesics and Orbits
- 10 Tests of General Relativity
- 11 Black Holes
- 12 Cosmology
- 13 Cosmological Models
- 14 General Relativity: The Next 100 Years
- Advanced Topic A1 Geodesics in the Schwarzschild Space–Time
- Advanced Topic A2 The Solar System Tests in Detail
- Advanced Topic A3 Weak Gravitational Fields and GravitationalWaves
- Advanced Topic A4 GravitationalWave Sources and Detection
- Bibliography
- Answers to Selected Problems
- Index
- EULA