General Relativity: An Introduction to the Theory of Gravitational Field

General Relativity: An Introduction to the Theory of Gravitational Field
ISBN-10
0521379415
ISBN-13
9780521379410
Series
General Relativity
Category
Science
Pages
340
Language
English
Published
1990-06-29
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Hans Stephani

Description

This is an excellent introduction to the subjects of gravitation and space-time structure. It discusses the foundations of Riemann geometry; the derivation of Einstein field equations; linearised theory; far fields and gravitational waves; the invariant characterisation of exact solutions; gravitational collapse; cosmology as well as alternative gravitational theories and the problem of quantum gravity.

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