Gravitational Curvature: Origin & Evolution

by Theodore Frankel

Book Overview

This classic text and reference monograph applies modern differential geometry to general relativity. A brief mathematical introduction to gravitational curvature, it emphasizes the subject's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0716710625
• ISBN13: 9780716710622
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Perfect for mathematicians interested in physics

I found this an excellent quick read filling in some of the essentials of gravitational theory given that I already know Riemannian Geometry quite well. I do not consider it to be a textbook.

Celebrates the beautiful mathematics of General Relativity.

This lovely little book perhaps suffers from a poor title or miscategorization. It's more along the lines of a brief "treatise" showing the beauty of modern differential geometry applied to General Relativity, rather than a straight pedagogical introductory text. There are no exercises for one thing. It can be read purely for aesthetic pleasure. This is not to say that there are not many useful methods for physicists here. Frankel's own book "Geometry of Physics" serves as mathematical preparation for this book. For an intro to GR at a sophisticated level, try Carroll, who deemphasizes coordinate-free methods.