Hans C. Ohanian: Gravitation and Spacetime

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Beschreibung

This text provides a quantitative introduction to general relativity for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.

Über den Autor

Hans C. Ohanian received his BS from the University of California, Berkeley, and his PhD from Princeton University, where he worked with John A. Wheeler. He has taught at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of Vermont, and in summer courses at UNED in Spain. He has published several textbooks in addition to Gravity and Spacetime, including Classical Electrodynamics and Principles of Quantum Mechanics, as well as articles on various aspects of relativity and quantum theory.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Newton's gravitational theory; 2. The formalism of special relativity; 3. The linear approximation; 4. Applications of the linear approximation; 5. Gravitational waves; 6. Riemannian geometry; 7. Einstein's gravitational theory; 8. Black holes and gravitational collapse; 9. Cosmology; 10. The early universe; Appendix: variational principle and energy-momentum tensor; Answers; Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Importe , Technik allg.
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
ISBN-13:	9781107012943
ISBN-10:	1107012945
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Ohanian, Hans C. Ruffini, Remo
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	260 x 183 x 34 mm
Von/Mit:	Hans C. Ohanian (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	10.09.2013
Gewicht:	1,21 kg