Introduction to General Relativity

by John Dirk Walecka

Book Overview

A working knowledge of Einstein's theory of general relativity is an essential tool for every physicist today. This self-contained book is an introductory text on the subject aimed at first-year graduate students, or advanced undergraduates, in physics that assumes only a basic understanding of classical Lagrangian mechanics. The mechanics problem of a point mass constrained to move without friction on a two-dimensional surface of arbitrary shape...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9812705856
• ISBN13: 9789812705853
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"