A general relativity workbook
This general relativity textbook helps students develop a solid mastery of both the physics and the supporting tensor calculus. The unique workbook-based design fosters active-learning by explaining key concepts before guiding students through working out the processes. More than 350 additional prob...
| Main Author: | Moore, Thomas A. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Mill Valley, California :
University Science Books,
[2013]
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| Physical Description: |
xx, 476 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
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| Summary: |
This general relativity textbook helps students develop a solid mastery of both the physics and the supporting tensor calculus. The unique workbook-based design fosters active-learning by explaining key concepts before guiding students through working out the processes. More than 350 additional problems support students' learning. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes index. Review of special relativity -- Four-vectors -- Index notation -- Arbitrary coordinates -- Tensor equations -- Maxwell's equations -- Geodesics -- The Schwarzschild metric -- Particle orbits -- Precession of the perihelion -- Photon orbits -- Deflection of light -- Event horizon -- Alternative coordinates -- Black hole thermodynamics -- The absolute gradient -- Geodesic deviation -- The Riemann tensor -- The stress-energy tensor -- The Einstein equation -- Interpreting the equation -- The Schwarzschild solution -- The universe observed -- A metric for the cosmos -- Evolution of the universe -- Cosmic implications -- The early universe -- CMB fluctuations and inflation -- Gauge freedom -- Detecting gravitational waves -- Gravitational wave energy -- Generating gravitational waves -- Gravitational wave astronomy -- Gravitomagnetism -- The Kerr metric -- Particle orbits in Kerr spacetime -- Ergoregion and horizon -- Negative-energy orbits. This general relativity textbook helps students develop a solid mastery of both the physics and the supporting tensor calculus. The unique workbook-based design fosters active-learning by explaining key concepts before guiding students through working out the processes. More than 350 additional problems support students' learning. |
| Physical Description: |
xx, 476 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781891389825 1891389823 |