An introduction to general relativity
by L. P. Hughston and K. P. Tod
Provides an introduction to general relativity. After a review of Cartesian tensor notation and special relativity, the concepts of Riemannian differential geometry are introduced. More emphasis is placed on an intuitive grasp of the subject and a calculation facility than on a rigorous mathematical exposition. General relativity is then presented as a relativistic theory of gravity reducing in the appropriate limits to Newtonian gravity or special relativity. The Schwarzschild solution is derived and the gravitational red-shirt, time dilation and classic tests of general relativity are discussed. There is a brief account of gravitational collapse and black holes based on the extended Schwarzschild solution. Other vacuum solutions are described, motivated by their counterpart in linearized general relativity. The book ends with chapters on cosmological solutions to the field equations.--
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An Introduction to General Relativity (London Mathematical Society Student Texts)
January 25, 1991, Cambridge University Press
Paperback
in English
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An Introduction to General Relativity (London Mathematical Society Student Texts)
January 25, 1991, Cambridge University Press
Hardcover
in English
0521327059 9780521327053
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An introduction to general relativity
1990, Cambridge University Press
in English
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