Special and General Relativity With Applications to White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes /

• Main Author: Glendenning, Norman K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

Special and General Relativity are concisely developed together with essential aspects of nuclear and particle physics. Problem sets are provided for many chapters, making the book ideal for a course on the physics of white dwarf and neutron star interiors.

Table of Contents:

• Special Relativity
• General Relativity
• Compact Stars: From Dwarfs to Black Holes
• Cosmology.