Introducing General Relativity Mark Hindmarsh 1st Edition

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1118600711
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118600719
• Author:Mark Hindmarsh, Andrew Liddle 

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.

Table of contents:

• 1 Introducing General Relativity 1.
• 2 A Special Relativity Reminder 3.
• 3 Tensors in Special Relativity 17.
• 4 Towards General Relativity 37.
• 5 Tensors and Curved Space–Time 57.
• 6 Describing Matter 79.
• 7 The Einstein Equation 91.
• 8 The Schwarzschild Space–time 99.

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