Gray, Norman
Student's Guides: A Student's Guide to General Relativity
- ISBN 13:
- 9781316634790
- author:
- Gray, Norman
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 162
- Dimensions:
- 22.8 x 15.2 x 0.9 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Science, Cosmology, Science,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A Student's Guide to General Relativity by Norman Gray provides a concise introduction to the key features of general relativity. This compact guide is designed to support and supplement mainstream undergraduate textbooks, or serve as a refresher for graduate students pursuing more advanced studies in physics. The book explains how Einstein's theory of gravitation is motivated by general covariance and the equivalence principle, before introducing differential geometry and the covariant derivative as the mathematical tools that allow us to understand his equations of general relativity. With numerous worked examples and problems, this guide helps students navigate the core ideas and basics of differential geometry in a clear and accessible way. An appendix provides additional information on special relativity, applications of general relativity, and important concepts for further study.
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