Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity
With Modern Applications in Cosmology
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ISBN-13:
9780387691992
Veröffentl:
2007
Erscheinungsdatum:
04.05.2007
Seiten:
538
Autor:
Øyvind Grøn
Gewicht:
945 g
Format:
244x164x41 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Many of us have experienced the same; fallen and broken something. Yet supposedly, gravity is the weakest of the fundamental forces; it is claimed to be 10-15 times weaker than electromagnetism. Still, every one of us has more or less had a personal relationship with gravity.
This book introduces the general theory of relativity and includes applications to cosmology. The book provides a thorough introduction to tensor calculus and curved manifolds. After the necessary mathematical tools are introduced, the authors offer a thorough presentation of the theory of relativity. Also included are some advanced topics not previously covered by textbooks, including Kaluza-Klein theory, Israel's formalism and branes. Anisotropic cosmological models are also included. The book contains a large number of new exercises and examples, each with separate headings. The reader will benefit from an updated introduction to general relativity including the most recent developments in cosmology.
Introduction: Newtonian Physics And Special Relativity.- Relativity Principles and Gravitation.- The Special Theory of Relativity.- The Mathematics Of The General Theory Of Relativity.- Vectors, Tensors, and Forms.- Basis Vector Fields and the Metric Tensor.- Non-inertial Reference Frames.- Differentiation, Connections, and Integration.- Curvature.- Einstein's Field Equations.- Einstein's Field Equations.- The Linear Field Approximation.- The Schwarzschild Solution and Black Holes.- Cosmology.- Homogeneous and Isotropic Universe Models.- Universe Models with Vacuum Energy.- Anisotropic and Inhomogeneous Universe Models.- Advanced Topics.- Covariant Decomposition, Singularities, and Canonical Cosmology.- Spatially Homogeneous Universe Models.- Israel's Formalism: The Metric Junction Method.- Brane-worlds.- Kaluza-Klein Theory.
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