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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Steven Carlip (Department of Physics, University of California at Davis)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 24.70cm Weight: 0.316kg ISBN: 9780198822165ISBN 10: 0198822162 Pages: 154 Publication Date: 31 January 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Gravity as geometry 2: Geodesics 3: Geodesics in the Solar System 4: Manifolds and tensors 5: Derivatives and curvature 6: The Einstein field equations 7: The stress-energy tensor 8: The weak field approximation 9: Gravitational waves 10: Black holes 11: Cosmology 12: Next steps Appendix A: Mathematical detailsReviewsSteven Carlip has produced a modern, concise, and pedagogical introduction to general relativity. This is the way the theory should be presented in our time. From students to experienced researchers, it is essential reading for everyone interested in this fascinating field. * Claus Kiefer, University of Cologne * This is a really remarkable book. It has only 150 pages, but it introduces Einstein's general theory of relativity on firm grounds with carefully chosen explanations. It covers both the differential geometric part and the physics part in a well-balanced matter...This is an introductory text, but it has also been written as a jumping off point for readers who plan to study more specialized topics. * Hans-Jurgen Schmidt, zbMATH * Steven Carlip has produced a modern, concise, and pedagogical introduction to general relativity. This is the way the theory should be presented in our time. From students to experienced researchers, it is essential reading for everyone interested in this fascinating field. * Claus Kiefer, University of Cologne * Author InformationSteven Carlip received an undergraduate degree in physics from Harvard in 1975. After seven years as a printer, editor, factory worker, and activist, he returned to graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1987. Following a stint as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, he joined the faculty of the University of California at Davis, where he has remained since. His main research focus is quantum gravity, but he has also worked on classical general relativity, quantum field theory, and the interface between physics and topology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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