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Relativity: an introduction to special and general relativity

By Hans Stephani

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0521811856, 9780521811859, 0521010691
LCC
QC17 .S7413 2004
Open Library ID
OL3687760M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (3711217 bytes)
Edition
3rd ed
Pages
416\416
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Thoroughly revised and updated, this textbook provides a pedagogical introduction to relativity. It is self-contained, but the reader is expected to have a basic knowledge of theoretical mechanics and electrodynamics. It covers the most important features of both special and general relativity, as well as touching on more difficult topics, such as the field of charged pole-dipole particles, the Petrov classification, groups of motions, gravitational lenses, exact solutions and the structure of infinity. The necessary mathematical tools (tensor calculus, Riemannian geometry) are provided, most of the derivations are given in full, and exercises are included where appropriate. Written as a textbook for undergraduate and introductory graduate courses, it will also be of use to researchers working in the field. The bibliography gives the original papers and directs the reader to useful monographs and review papers.

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