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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483129303321

Autore

Natário José

Titolo

An Introduction to Mathematical Relativity / / by José Natário

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-65683-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 pages)

Collana

Latin American Mathematics Series – UFSCar subseries, , 2524-6763

Disciplina

516.36

Soggetti

Geometry, Differential

Mathematical physics

General relativity (Physics)

Differential equations

Differential Geometry

Mathematical Methods in Physics

General Relativity

Differential Equations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

- Preface -- Preliminaries -- Exact Solutions -- Causality -- Singularity Theorems -- Cauchy Problems -- Mass in general relativity -- Black Holes -- Appendix: Mathematical Concepts for Physicists -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This concise textbook introduces the reader to advanced mathematical aspects of general relativity, covering topics like Penrose diagrams, causality theory, singularity theorems, the Cauchy problem for the Einstein equations, the positive mass theorem, and the laws of black hole thermodynamics. It emerged from lecture notes originally conceived for a one-semester course in Mathematical Relativity which has been taught at the Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon, Portugal) since 2010 to Masters and Doctorate students in Mathematics and Physics. Mostly self-contained, and mathematically rigorous, this book can be appealing to graduate students in Mathematics or Physics seeking specialization in general relativity, geometry or partial differential equations. Prerequisites include proficiency in differential



geometry and the basic principles of relativity. Readers who are familiar with special relativity and have taken a course either in Riemannian geometry (for students of Mathematics) or in general relativity (for those in Physics) can benefit from this book.