A First Course in General Relativity
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Clarity, readability, and rigor combine in the third edition of this widely used textbook to provide the first step into general relativity for advanced undergraduates with a minimal background in mathematics. Topics within relativity that fascinate astrophysics researchers and students alike are covered with Schutz's characteristic ease and authority, from black holes to relativistic objects, from pulsars to the study of the Universe as a whole. This third edition contains discoveries by astronomers that require general relativity for their explanation;…
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Key features
- Provides the first step into general relativity for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students in physics, with a typical background in mathematics
- New material includes the 2015 discovery of gravitational waves, as well as updates on what is currently known about pulsars, gravitational waves, black holes, the acceleration of the Universe, and more
- Over 300 exercises – many new to this edition – worked examples, and suggestions for further reading bring together a comprehensive introduction to general relativity
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108610865
- Subjects Cosmology and General Relativity,Mathematical Physics,Physics and Astronomy
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 25 August 2022
- ISBN: 9781108492676
- Dimensions (mm): 246 x 189 mm
- Weight: 1.26kg
- Page extent: 512 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 02 July 2022
- ISBN: 9781108610865
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