Gravitation : from Newton to Einstein /
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| Author / Creator: | Fleury, Pierre, author. |
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| Imprint: | Cham : Springer, 2020. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (128 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Physics Ser. SpringerBriefs in physics. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11997644 |
| Summary: | This primer proposes a journey from Newton's dynamics to Einstein's relativity. It constitutes a pedagogical, rigorous, and self-contained introduction to the concepts and mathematical formulation of gravitational physics. In particular, much attention is devoted to exploring and applying the basic tools of differential geometry, that is the language of general relativity. Real-world manifestations of relativity, such as time dilation, gravitational waves, and black holes, are also discussed in detail. <br> This book is designed for third-year bachelor or first-year master students in theoretical physics, who are already familiar with Newton's physics, possibly had an introductory course on special relativity, and who are seeking to learn general relativity on a firm basis. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (128 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783030320010 3030320014 9783030320003 |