General Relativity

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Straumann, Norbert (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2013.
• Σειρά: Graduate Texts in Physics,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Mathematical physics.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Mathematical Physics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

This book provides a completely revised and expanded version of the previous classic edition ‘General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics’. In Part I the foundations of general relativity are thoroughly developed, while Part II is devoted to tests of general relativity and many of its applicati...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• From the Contents: Part I The General Theory of Relativity
• Introduction
• Physics in External Gravitational Fields
• Einstein’s Field Equations
• Part II Applications of General Relativity
• The Schwarzschild Solution and Classical Tests of General Relativity.- Weak Gravitational Fields
• The Post-Newtonian Approximation
• White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars
• Black Holes
• The Positive Mass Theorem
• Essentials of Friedmann-Lemaˆıtre Models
• Part III Differential Geometry
• Differentiable Manifolds
• Tangent Vectors, Vector and Tensor Fields
• The Lie Derivative
• Differential Forms
• Affine Connections
• Some Details and Supplements.