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An Introduction to General Relativity L. P. Hughston (King's College London)

An Introduction to General Relativity By L. P. Hughston (King's College London)

An Introduction to General Relativity by L. P. Hughston (King's College London)


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This textbook provides an introduction to general relativity for mathematics undergraduates and graduate physicists. It introduces Riemannian differential geometry and derives the Schwarzchild solution. There is an account of gravitational collapse and black holes based on the extended Schwarzchild solution, as well as a discussion of other vacuum solutions.

An Introduction to General Relativity Summary

An Introduction to General Relativity by L. P. Hughston (King's College London)

This textbook provides an introduction to general relativity for mathematics undergraduates or graduate physicists. After a review of Cartesian tensor notation and special relativity the concepts of Riemannian differential geometry are introducted. More emphasis is placed on an intuitive grasp of the subject and a calculational 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 Schwarzchild solution is derived and the gravitational red-shift, 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 Schwarzchild solution. Other vacuum solutions are described, motivated by their counterparts in linearised general relativity. The book ends with chapters on cosmological solutions to the field equations. There are exercises attached to each chapter, some of which extend the development given in the text.

An Introduction to General Relativity Reviews

...the authors guide the novice along a careful, well-planned route that provides a pleasing balance between the demands of the mathematics and those of the physics. Mathematical Reviews
...very readable...more emphasis is placed on an intuitive grasp of the subject and a calculational facility than on a rigorous mathematical exposition. Quarterly of Applied MAthematics, Brown University

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Vectors and tensors in flat three-space; 3. Aspects of special relativistic geometry; 4. Tensor analysis on manifolds; 5. Covariant differentiation; 6. Properties of the Riemann tensor; 7. Riemannian geometry; 8. The Lie derivative; 9. Geodesics; 10. Geodesic deviation; 11. Differential forms; 12. The transition from Newtonian theory; 13. Einstein's field equations; 14. The slow motion approximation; 15. The Schwarzschild solution; 16. Gravitational red-shift and time dilation; 17. The geodesic equation for the Schwarzschild solution; 18. Classical tests; 19. The extended Schwarzschild solution; 20. Black holes and gravitational collapse; 21. Interior solutions; 22. The Kerr solution; 23. Homogeneous and isotropic three-spaces; 24. Cosmology: kinematics; 25. Cosmology: dynamics; 25. Anisotropic cosmologies; Index.

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NPB9780521339438
9780521339438
052133943X
An Introduction to General Relativity by L. P. Hughston (King's College London)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
19910125
192
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