A General Relativity Coursebook
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General relativity is a subject that most undergraduates in physics are particularly curious about, but it has a reputation for being very difficult. This book provides as gentle an introduction to general relativity as possible, leading you through the necessary mathematics in order to arrive at important results. Of course, you cannot avoid the mathematics of general relativity altogether, but, using this book, you can gain an appreciation of tensors and differential geometry at a pace you can keep up…
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Key features
- The mathematical approach is a simple as possible, but not so simple as to be superficial, providing all of the algebraic steps you need to follow and appreciate the details
- Avoids 'naturalised' units, retaining factors of G and c, to allow more obvious connections with more familiar material (Newtonian gravity and special relativity), to assess the relative magnitudes of terms, and to check your algebra with dimensional analysis
- Unlike many GR texts, this is designed to be short and succinct, providing instructors with just the right amount of content to cover in a one-semester course
- Includes carefully selected topics in gravitational wave science, so that students will really understand how gravitational waves arise from the theory, and also why LIGO-like detectors are particularly suitable for detecting them
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009242479
- Subjects Astrophysics,Cosmology and General Relativity,Physics and Astronomy
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 06 April 2023
- ISBN: 9781009242431
- Dimensions (mm): 244 x 170 mm
- Weight: 0.54kg
- Page extent: 223 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 06 April 2023
- ISBN: 9781009242448
- Dimensions (mm): 244 x 170 mm
- Weight: 0.38kg
- Page extent: 223 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 03 May 2023
- ISBN: 9781009242479
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