Tags
Language
Tags
March 2024
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
25 26 27 28 29 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6

General Relativity: A Geometric Approach

Posted By: maxxum



Malcolm Ludvigsen, «General Relativity: A Geometric Approach»
Cambridge University Press | ISBN 052163976X | 1999-06-01 | PDF | 1,58 Mb | 230 pages




DOWNLOAD:

http://rapidshare.de/files/33415263/General.Relativity-052163976X.rar



MD5: 1B2EDDF27F3D01BA016579E391B6EE5D



Thanks to BigGatsby for the original upload!!!


Reviews:

' … written for final-year undergraduates mathematics or physics students … This short, elegant book describes the major ideas of special and general relativity with unprecedented clarity and mathematical depth.' Physics Today
'Ludvigsen's book provides us with an elegant modern introduction to Einstein's general relativity; it is comprehensive, brief and very readable.'
Professor Sir Roger Penrose, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford

' … a clear, clean, concise introduction to mathematical general relativity. It is a pleasure to see so many important topics discussed with such economy and care.'
Professor Bernard F. Schutz, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam


Book Description:

Starting with the idea of an event and finishing with a description of the standard big-bang model of the Universe, this textbook provides a clear, concise and up-to-date introduction to the theory of general relativity, suitable for final-year undergraduate mathematics or physics students. Throughout, the emphasis is on the geometric structure of spacetime, rather than the traditional coordinate-dependent approach. This allows the theory to be pared down and presented in its simplest and most elegant form. Topics covered include flat spacetime (special relativity), Maxwell fields, the energy-momentum tensor, spacetime curvature and gravity, Schwarzschild and Kerr spacetimes, black holes and singularities, and cosmology. In developing the theory, all physical assumptions are clearly spelled out and the necessary mathematics is developed along with the physics. Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter and key ideas in the text are illustrated with worked examples. Solutions and hints to selected problems are also provided at the end of the book. This textbook will enable the student to develop a sound understanding of the theory of general relativity, and all the necessary mathematical machinery.


Book Info:

Provides a clear, concise and current introduction to the theory of general relativity, suitable for final year undergraduate mathematics or physics students. Emphasizes the geometric structure of spacetime, rather than the traditional coordinatedependent approach. DLC: General relativity (Physics).
–This text refers to the Hardcover edition.