Introduction to Tensor Calculus, Relativity and Cosmology

D.F. Lawden

220 pages, parution le 12/05/2003 (3^eme édition)

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Résumé

This elementary introduction pays special attention to aspects of tensor calculus and relativity that students tend to find most difficult.

Its use of relatively unsophisticated mathematics in the early chapters allows readers to develop their confidence within the framework of Cartesian coordinates before undertaking the theory of tensors in curved spaces and its application to general relativity theory.

Additional topics include black holes, gravitational waves, and a sound background in applying the principles of general relativity to cosmology.

Numerous exercises advance the theoretical developments of the main text, thus enhancing this volume's appeal to students of applied mathematics and physics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 1982 ed.

Contents

Special Principle of Relativity. Lorentz transformations
Orthogonal Transformations. Cartesian Tensors
Special Relativity Mechanics
Special Relativity Electrodynamics
General Tensor Calculus. Riemannian Space
General Theory of Relativity
Cosmology
References
Bibliography
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Dover
Auteur(s)	D.F. Lawden
Parution	12/05/2003
Édition	3^eme édition
Nb. de pages	220
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	290g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780486425405
ISBN13	978-0-486-42540-5