Relativity

Hans Stephani

416 pages, parution le 15/02/2004 (3^eme édition)

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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

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Special Relativity
Riemannian Geometry
Foundations of Einstein's Theory of Gravitation
Linearized Theory of Gravitation, Far Fields and Gravitational Waves
Invariant Characterization of Exact Solutions
Gravitational Collapse and Black Holes
Cosmology
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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Hans Stephani
Parution	15/02/2004
Édition	3^eme édition
Nb. de pages	416
Format	15 x 22,8
Couverture	Broché
Poids	744g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521010696
ISBN13	978-0-521-01069-6