Gravity : an introduction to Einstein's general relativity
J B Hartle
The aim of this groundbreaking new book is to bring general relativity into the undergraduate curriculum and make this fundamental theory accessible to all physics majors. Using a "physics first" approach to the subject, renowned relativist James B. Hartle provides a fluent and accessible introduction that uses a minimum of new mathematics and is illustrated with a wealth of exciting applications. The emphasis is on the exciting phenomena of gravitational physics and the growing connection between theory and observation. The Global Positioning System, black holes, X-ray sources, pulsars, quasars, gravitational waves, the Big Bang, and the large scale structure of the universe are used to illustrate the widespread role of how general relativity describes a wealth of everyday and exotic phenomena.
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Year:
2003
Publisher:
Addison-Wesley
Language:
english
Pages:
589
ISBN 10:
0805386629
ISBN 13:
9780805386622
File:
PDF, 27.06 MB
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english, 2003