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Advanced Mechanics and General Relativity

By Joel Franklin

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
0521762456, 9780521762458, 0511776543, 9780511776540
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2750401 bytes)
Pages
384\387
Topic
Physics Mechanics
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Aimed at advanced undergraduates with background knowledge of classical mechanics and electricity and magnetism, this textbook presents both the particle dynamics relevant to general relativity, and the field dynamics necessary to understand the theory. Focusing on action extremization, the book develops the structure and predictions of general relativity by analogy with familiar physical systems. Topics ranging from classical field theory to minimal surfaces and relativistic strings are covered in a homogeneous manner. Nearly 150 exercises and numerous examples throughout the textbook enable students to test their understanding of the material covered. A tensor manipulation package to help students overcome the computational challenge associated with general relativity is available on a site hosted by the author. A link to this and to a solutions manual can be found at www.cambridge.org/9780521762458.

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