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050	0	0	_aQC178 _b.P226 2010
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100	1		_aPadmanabhan, T. _q(Thanu), _d1957- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGravitation : _bfoundations and frontiers / _cT. Padmanabhan.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (xxviii, 700 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		_aSpecial relativity -- Scalar and electromagnetic fields in special relativity -- Gravity and spacetime geometry: the inescapable connection -- Metric tensor, geodesics and covariant derivative -- Curvature of spacetime -- Einstein's field equations and gravitational dynamics -- Spherically symmetric geometry -- Black holes -- Gravitational waves -- Relativistic cosmology -- Differential forms and exterior calculus -- Hamitonian structure of general relativity -- Evolution of cosmological perturbations -- Quantum field theory in curved spacetime -- Gravity in higher and lower dimensions -- Gravity as an emergent phenomenon.
520			_aCovering all aspects of gravitation in a contemporary style, this advanced textbook is ideal for graduate students and researchers in all areas of theoretical physics. The 'Foundation' section develops the formalism in six chapters, and uses it in the next four chapters to discuss four key applications - spherical spacetimes, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology. The six chapters in the 'Frontier' section describe cosmological perturbation theory, quantum fields in curved spacetime, and the Hamiltonian structure of general relativity, among several other advanced topics, some of which are covered in-depth for the first time in a textbook. The modular structure of the book allows different sections to be combined to suit a variety of courses. Over 200 exercises are included to test and develop the reader's understanding. There are also over 30 projects, which help readers make the transition from the book to their own original research.
650		0	_aGravitation _vTextbooks.
650		0	_aRelativity (Physics) _vTextbooks.
650		0	_aGravitation _vProblems, exercises, etc.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521882231
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511807787
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