Formulations of General Relativity: Gravity, Spinors and Differential Forms

by Kirill Krasnov

This monograph describes the different formulations of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. Unlike traditional treatments, Cartan's geometry of fibre bundles and differential forms is placed at the forefront, and a detailed review of the relevant differential geometry is presented. Particular emphasis is given to general relativity in 4D space-time, in which the concepts of chirality and self-duality begin to play a key role. Associated chiral...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108481647
• ISBN13: 9781108481649
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"