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Gravitation: Foundations and Frontiers

By T. Padmanabhan

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
0521882230, 9780521882231
LCC
QC178 .P226 2010
Open Library ID
OL23735900M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4843225 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
730\730
Topic
Physics
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

Covering all aspects of gravitation in a contemporary style, this advanced textbook is ideal for graduate students and researchers in all areas of theoretical physics. The 'Foundation' section develops the formalism in six chapters, and uses it in the next four chapters to discuss four key applications - spherical spacetimes, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology. The six chapters in the 'Frontier' section describe cosmological perturbation theory, quantum fields in curved spacetime, and the Hamiltonian structure of general relativity, among several other advanced topics, some of which are covered in-depth for the first time in a textbook. The modular structure of the book allows different sections to be combined to suit a variety of courses. Over 200 exercises are included to test and develop the reader's understanding. There are also over 30 projects, which help readers make the transition from the book to their own original research.

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