General relativity : basics and beyond / Ghanashyam Date
- Author
- Date, Ghanashyam
- Published
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Physical Description
- xi, 255 pages ; 24 cm
- Contents
- From Newton to Einstein: synthesis of general relativity -- Examples of space-times -- Dynamics in space-time -- Dynamics of space-time -- Elementary phenomenology -- The space-time arena -- Asymptotic structure -- Black holes -- Cosmological space-times -- Gravitational waves -- Field equation: evolutionary interpretation -- Numerical relativity -- Into the quantum realm -- Epilogue -- Mathematical background.
- Summary
- General Relativity: Basics and Beyond familiarizes students and beginning researchers with the basic features of the theory of general relativity as well as some of its more advanced aspects. Employing the pedagogical style of a textbook, it includes essential ideas and just enough background material needed for readers to appreciate the issues and current research.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781466552715 hardcover alkaline paper
1466552719 hardcover alkaline paper - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249) and index.
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