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020 _a9780511801341 (ebook)
020 _z9780521514972 (hardback)
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_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQC173.6
_b.N369 2010
082 0 0 _a530.11
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100 1 _aNarlikar, Jayant Vishnu,
_d1938-
_eauthor.
245 1 3 _aAn introduction to relativity /
_cJayant V. Narlikar.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2010.
300 _a1 online resource (viii, 363 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _aGeneral 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.
650 0 _aGeneral relativity (Physics)
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521514972
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511801341
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