LEADER 06043nam 22007212 450 001 9910462878803321 005 20151005020621.0 010 $a1-107-23485-9 010 $a1-139-61024-4 010 $a1-139-62140-8 010 $a1-107-25431-0 010 $a1-139-61210-7 010 $a1-139-61582-3 010 $a1-139-62512-8 010 $a1-139-00339-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000343976 035 $a(EBL)1099855 035 $a(OCoLC)843191682 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000861044 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11450739 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000861044 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10915507 035 $a(PQKB)10290681 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139003391 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1099855 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1099855 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10695297 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL485882 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000343976 100 $a20110120d2013|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGravitation and spacetime /$fHans C. Ohanian, Remo Ruffini$b[electronic resource] 205 $aThird edition. 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 528 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-01294-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Constants; Fundamental constants; Conversion constants; Astronomical constants; Notation; 1 Newton's gravitational theory; 1.1 The law of universal gravitation; 1.2 Tests of the inverse-square law; 1.3 Gravitational potential; 1.4 Gravitational multipoles; quadrupole moment of the Sun; 1.5 Inertial and gravitational mass; 1.6 Tests of equality of gravitational and inertial mass; 1.7 Tidal forces; 1.8 Tidal field as a local measure of gravitation; Problems; 2 The formalism of special relativity; 2.1 The spacetime of special relativity; 2.2 Tensors in spacetime 327 $a2.3 Tensor fields2.4 Energy-momentum tensor; 2.5 Relativistic electrodynamics; 2.6 Differential forms and exterior calculus; Problems; 3 The linear approximation; 3.1 The example of electromagnetism; 3.2 Linear field equations for gravitation; 3.3 Variational principle and equation of motion; 3.4 Nonrelativistic limit and Newton's theory; 3.5 Geometric interpretation; curved spacetime; Problems; 4 Applications of the linear approximation; 4.1 Field of a spherical mass; 4.2 Gravitational time dilation; 4.3 Deflection of light; 4.4 Time delay of light; 4.5 Gravitational lenses 327 $a4.6 Optics of gravitational lenses4.7 Field of a rotating mass; Lense-Thirring effect; Problems; 5 Gravitational waves; 5.1 Plane waves; 5.2 Interaction of particles with a gravitational wave; 5.3 Emission of gravitational radiation; 5.4 Emission by a vibrating quadrupole; 5.5 Emission by a rotating quadrupole; 5.6 Emission of bursts of gravitational radiation; 5.7 Detectors of gravitational radiation; Problems; 6 Riemannian geometry; 6.1 General coordinates and tensors; 6.2 Parallel transport; covariant derivative; 6.3 Geodesic equation; 6.4 Metric tensor; 6.5 Riemann curvature tensor 327 $a6.6 Geodesic deviation and tidal forces Fermi-Walker transport; 6.7 Differential forms in curved spacetime; 6.8 Isometries of spacetime; Killing vectors; Problems; 7 Einstein's gravitational theory; 7.1 General covariance and invariance; gauge transformations; 7.2 Einstein's field equation; 7.3 Another approach to Einsteins equation; cosmological term; 7.4 Schwarzschild solution and Birkhoff theorem; 7.5 Motion of planets; perihelion precession; 7.6 Propagation of light; gravitational redshift; 7.7 Geodetic precession; Problems; 8 Black holes and gravitational collapse 327 $a8.1 Singularities and pseudosingularities8.2 The black hole and its horizon; 8.3 Maximal Schwarzschild geometry; 8.4 Kerr solution and Reissner-Nordstrøm solution; 8.5 Horizons and singularities of the rotating black hole; 8.6 Maximal Kerr geometry; 8.7 Black-hole thermodynamics; Hawking process; 8.8 Gravitational collapse and formation of black holes; 8.9 In search of black holes; Problems; 9 Cosmology; 9.1 Large-scale structure of the universe; 9.2 Cosmic distances; 9.3 Expansion of the universe; Hubble's law; 9.4 Age of the universe; 9.5 Cosmic background radiation; 9.6 Mass density 327 $adark mass 330 $aThe third edition of this classic textbook is a quantitative introduction for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It gently guides students from Newton's gravitational theory to special relativity, and then to the relativistic theory of gravitation. General relativity is approached from several perspectives: as a theory constructed by analogy with Maxwell's electrodynamics, as a relativistic generalization of Newton's theory, and as a theory of curved spacetime. The authors provide a concise overview of the important concepts and formulas, coupled with the experimental results underpinning the latest research in the field. Numerous exercises in Newtonian gravitational theory and Maxwell's equations help students master essential concepts for advanced work in general relativity, while detailed spacetime diagrams encourage them to think in terms of four-dimensional geometry. Featuring comprehensive reviews of recent experimental and observational data, the text concludes with chapters on cosmology and the physics of the Big Bang and inflation. 517 3 $aGravitation & Spacetime 606 $aGravitation 606 $aSpace and time 615 0$aGravitation. 615 0$aSpace and time. 676 $a530.14 700 $aOhanian$b Hans C.$0314231 702 $aRuffini$b Remo 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462878803321 996 $aGravitation and spacetime$92482144 997 $aUNINA