General Relativity: An Introduction for Physicists

by Michael P. Hobson, G.P. Efstathiou, A.N. Lasenby

Book Overview

After reviewing the basic concept of general relativity, this introduction discusses its mathematical background, including the necessary tools of tensor calculus and differential geometry. These tools are used to develop the topic of special relativity and to discuss electromagnetism in Minkowski spacetime. Gravitation as spacetime curvature is introduced and the field equations of general relativity derived. After applying the theory to a wide range...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521829518
• ISBN13: 9780521829519
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.9" x 9.7"