Robert B. Scott

A Student's Manual for A First Course in General Relativity

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ISBN 13:: 9781107638570
author:: Robert B. Scott
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Cambridge University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 320
Dimensions:: 18.9 x 1.4 x 24.6 cm
Genre:: Science & Nature, Mathematics, Education, Robe
Condition:: New
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A Student's Manual for A First Course in General Relativity by Robert B. Scott is an invaluable resource for students and instructors seeking to master general relativity through problem-solving. This comprehensive manual accompanies the leading textbook, Bernard Schutz's A First Course in General Relativity, and provides detailed solutions to over 200 exercises, as well as 125 supplementary problems that address subtle points of each chapter. The manual offers clear, easy-to-follow derivations and includes a comprehensive index, along with an appendix collecting useful mathematical results such as transformation matrices and Christoffel symbols for commonly studied spacetimes. Supported by an online table categorising exercises, a Maple worksheet, and an instructors' manual, this text provides an essential resource for those using Schutz's textbook. By providing detailed solutions to almost half of the exercises in Schutz's textbook, this manual enables students and instructors to work through problems with confidence, making it an indispensable companion for anyone studying general relativity.

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