TY  - BOOK
AU  - Narlikar,Jayant Vishnu
TI  - An introduction to relativity
SN  - 9780511801341 (ebook)
AV  - QC173.6 .N369 2010
U1  - 530.11 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - General relativity (Physics)
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); The special theory of relativity -- From special to the general theory of relativity -- Vectors and tensors -- Covariant differentiation -- Curvature of spacetime -- Spacetime symmetries -- Physics in curved spacetime -- Einstein's equations -- The Schwarzschild solutions -- Experimental tests of general relativity -- Gravitational radiation -- Relativistic astrophysics --Black holes -- The expanding universe -- Friedmann models -- The early universe -- Observational cosmology -- Beyond relativity
N2  - General relativity is now an essential part of undergraduate and graduate courses in physics, astrophysics and applied mathematics. This simple, user-friendly introduction to relativity is ideal for a first course in the subject. Beginning with a comprehensive but simple review of special relativity, the book creates a framework from which to launch the ideas of general relativity. After describing the basic theory, it moves on to describe important applications to astrophysics, black hole physics, and cosmology. Several worked examples, and numerous figures and images, help students appreciate the underlying concepts. There are also 180 exercises which test and develop students' understanding of the subject. The textbook presents all the necessary information and discussion for an elementary approach to relativity. Password-protected solutions to the exercises are available to instructors at www.cambridge.org/9780521735612
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511801341
ER  -