Beschreibung:
The revised and updated 2nd edition of this established textbook provides a self-contained introduction to the general theory of relativity, describing not only the physical principles and applications of the theory, but also the mathematics needed, in particular the calculus of differential forms.
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.- The Special Theory of Relativity.- Vectors, Tensors and Forms.- Accelerated Reference Frames.- Covariant Differentiation.- Curvature.- Einstein's Field Equations.- The Schwarzschild Spacetime.- The linear field approximation and gravitational waves.- Black Holes.- Sources of gravitational fields.- Cosmology.