Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology

by Robert J.A. Lambourne

Book Overview

Aimed at advanced undergraduates, this self-contained textbook covers the key ideas of special and general relativity together with their applications. The textbook introduces students to basic geometric concepts, such as metrics, connections and curvature, before examining general relativity in more detail. It shows the observational evidence supporting the theory, and the description general relativity provides of black holes and cosmological space-times...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521131383
• ISBN13: 9780521131384
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.2" x 10.2"