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- Binding
- SOFTCOVER
- International ISBN
- 9780199667956
- Contents
- SAME as in US edition
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- Shrinkwrapped- Box Packed
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- Edition
- 2
- ISBN
- 9780199573646
- Subject Area
- Science
- Publication Name
- Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology : a Basic Introduction
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.7 in
- Subject
- Cosmology, Time, Physics / Relativity, Gravity
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Series
- Oxford Master Series in Physics Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Uk-Trade Paper
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 30.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 456 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199573646
ISBN-13
9780199573646
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78693688
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
456 Pages
Publication Name
Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology : a Basic Introduction
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Cosmology, Time, Physics / Relativity, Gravity
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Series
Oxford Master Series in Physics Ser.
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
30.8 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2009-035790
Reviews
'Review from previous edition This is a great time to have published a fresh new undergraduate text on relativity and cosmology...this is an excellent textbook which this reviewer would rate as the text of choice for a course on relativity and cosmology aimed at physics and astronomy undergraduates. 'American Journal of Physics, Review from previous edition: "This is a great time to have published a fresh new undergraduate text on relativity and cosmology...this is an excellent textbook which this reviewer would rate as the text of choice for a course on relativity and cosmology aimed at physics and astronomyundergraduates." --American Journal of Physics
Dewey Edition
22
Series Volume Number
11
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
530.11
Table Of Content
I: PRELIMINARIES1. Introduction and Overview2. Special relativity: the basicsII: RELATIVITY - Metric Description of Spacetime3. Special relativity: the geometric formulation4. The principle of equivalence5. Metric description of a curved space6. GR as a geometric theory of gravity - I7. Spherically symmetric spacetime - GR tests8. Black holesIII: COSMOLOGY9. The homogeneous and isotropic universe10. The expanding universe and thermal relics11. Inflation and the accelerating universeIV: RELATIVITY - Full Tensor Formulation12. Tensors in special relativity13. Tensors in general relativity14. GR as a geometric theory of gravity - II15. Linearized theory and gravitational waves
Synopsis
Einstein's general theory of relativity is introduced in this advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate level textbook. Topics include special relativity, in the formalism of Minkowski's four-dimensional space-time, the principle of equivalence, Riemannian geometry and tensor analysis, Einstein field equation, as well as many modern cosmological subjects, from primordial inflation and cosmic microwave anisotropy to the dark energy that propels an accelerating universe.The author presents the subject with an emphasis on physical examples and simple applications without the full tensor apparatus. The reader first learns how to describe curved spacetime. At this mathematically more accessible level, the reader can already study the many interesting phenomena such as gravitational lensing, precession of Mercury's perihelion, black holes, and cosmology. The full tensor formulation is presented later, when the Einstein equation is solved for a few symmetric cases. Many modern topics in cosmology are discussed in this book: from inflation, cosmic microwave anisotropy to the "dark energy" that propels an accelerating universe.Mathematical accessibility, together with the various pedagogical devices (e.g., worked-out solutions of chapter-end problems), make it practical for interested readers to use the book to study general relativity and cosmology on their own., This book provides an introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativity. A "physics-first" approach is adopted so that interesting applications come before the more difficult task of solving the Einstein equation. The book includes extensive coverage of cosmology, and is designed to allow readers to study the subject alone., Einstein's general theory of relativity is introduced in this advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate level textbook. Topics include special relativity, in the formalism of Minkowski's four-dimensional space-time, the principle of equivalence, Riemannian geometry and tensor analysis, Einstein field equation, as well as many modern cosmological subjects, from primordial inflation and cosmic microwave anisotropy to the dark energy that propels an accelerating universe. The author presents the subject with an emphasis on physical examples and simple applications without the full tensor apparatus. The reader first learns how to describe curved spacetime. At this mathematically more accessible level, the reader can already study the many interesting phenomena such as gravitational lensing, precession of Mercury's perihelion, black holes, and cosmology. The full tensor formulation is presented later, when the Einstein equation is solved for a few symmetric cases. Many modern topics in cosmology are discussed in this book: from inflation, cosmic microwave anisotropy to the "dark energy" that propels an accelerating universe. Mathematical accessibility, together with the various pedagogical devices (e.g., worked-out solutions of chapter-end problems), make it practical for interested readers to use the book to study general relativity and cosmology on their own.
LC Classification Number
QC173.55
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