Relativity : an introduction to special and general relativity / / Hans Stephani [[electronic resource]]
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| Autore: |
Stephani Hans
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| Titolo: |
Relativity : an introduction to special and general relativity / / Hans Stephani [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 |
| Edizione: | Third edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xx, 396 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina: | 530.11 |
| Soggetto topico: | Gravitational fields |
| General relativity (Physics) | |
| Altri autori: | StephaniHans |
| Note generali: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Notation; I. Special Relativity; II. Riemannian geometry; III. Foundations of Einstein's theory of gravitation; IV. Linearized theory of gravitation, far fields and gravitational waves; V. Invariant characterization of exact solutions; VI. Gravitational collapse and black holes; VII. Cosmology; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Thoroughly revised and updated, this textbook provides a pedagogical introduction to relativity. It is self-contained, but the reader is expected to have a basic knowledge of theoretical mechanics and electrodynamics. It covers the most important features of both special and general relativity, as well as touching on more difficult topics, such as the field of charged pole-dipole particles, the Petrov classification, groups of motions, gravitational lenses, exact solutions and the structure of infinity. The necessary mathematical tools (tensor calculus, Riemannian geometry) are provided, most of the derivations are given in full, and exercises are included where appropriate. Written as a textbook for undergraduate and introductory graduate courses, it will also be of use to researchers working in the field. The bibliography gives the original papers and directs the reader to useful monographs and review papers. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Relativity |
| ISBN: | 1-107-14437-X |
| 0-511-64809-X | |
| 0-511-18720-3 | |
| 0-511-56157-1 | |
| 0-511-61653-8 | |
| 0-511-18627-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457577903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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