Relativity : an introduction to special and general relativity /
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| Author / Creator: | Stephani, Hans. |
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| Uniform title: | Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie. English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. |
| Description: | xx, 396 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5141901 |
| Summary: | Thoroughly revised and updated, this textbook provides a pedagogical introduction to relativity. It is self-contained, but the reader is expected to have a basic knowledge of theoretical mechanics and electrodynamics. It covers the most important features of both special and general relativity, as well as touching on more difficult topics, such as the field of charged pole-dipole particles, the Petrov classification, groups of motions, gravitational lenses, exact solutions and the structure of infinity. The necessary mathematical tools (tensor calculus, Riemannian geometry) are provided, most of the derivations are given in full, and exercises are included where appropriate. Written as a textbook for undergraduate and introductory graduate courses, it will also be of use to researchers working in the field. The bibliography gives the original papers and directs the reader to useful monographs and review papers. |
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| Item Description: | Rev. ed. of: General relativity. 2nd ed. 1990. |
| Physical Description: | xx, 396 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 388-391) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521811856 0521010691 (pb.) |
