Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
A Concise Introduction
- Author: Brian P. Dolan, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
- Date Published: June 2023
- availability: Not yet published - available from October 2024
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009263702
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Einstein's general theory of relativity can be a notoriously difficult subject for students approaching it for the first time, with arcane mathematical concepts such as connection coefficients and tensors adorned with a forest of indices. This book is an elementary introduction to Einstein's theory and the physics of curved space-times that avoids these complications as much as possible. Its first half describes the physics of black holes, gravitational waves and the expanding Universe, without using tensors. Only in the second half are Einstein's field equations derived and used to explain the dynamical evolution of the early Universe and the creation of the first elements. Each chapter concludes with problem sets and technical mathematical details are given in the appendices. This short text is intended for undergraduate physics students who have taken courses in special relativity and advanced mechanics.
Read more- A short introduction to some of the key ideas of general relativity in simple terms giving the reader a good grounding in the principles of relativity in less than 200 pages of text
- The self-contained first part provides an easier entry-point to the physics of black holes and the expanding Universe, using only variational principles in mechanics
- Up to date data on cosmology and gravitational waves included, giving insights into the exciting recent developments in general relativity and gravitational waves
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- Date Published: June 2023
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009263702
- length: 219 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 158 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.45kg
- availability: Not yet published - available from October 2024
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Metrics
3. Geodesics
4. The geometry of curved spaces
5. Einstein's field equations
6. Solutions of Einstein's equations in empty space
7. Cosmology and the Big Bang
Appendix A. Tensors of type (p
q)
Appendix B. The Riemann tensor
Appendix C. The energy-momentum tensor
Appendix D. The Schwarzschild metric
Appendix E. Robertson-Walker space-time
References
Index.-
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