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First Course in General Relativity by Bernard F. Schutz (1985, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521277035
ISBN-139780521277037
eBay Product ID (ePID)911147
Product Key Features
Number of Pages392 Pages
Publication NameFirst Course in General Relativity
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysics / Astrophysics, Physics / Relativity
Publication Year1985
TypeTextbook
AuthorBernard F. Schutz
Subject AreaScience
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight18.9 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN83-023205
TitleLeadingA
Reviews'This is the long-awaited second edition of the highly successful undergraduate text on classical relativity, dating from 1895.... Well laid out, developing logically and amply illustrated.' Times Higher Education Supplement, '… provides the first step into general relativity for undergraduate students with a minimal background in mathematics.' Zentralblatt MATH, "Schutz has such mastery of the material that it soon becomes clear that one is in authoritative hands, and topics are selected and developed only to a point where they prove adequate for future needs." The Times Higher Education Supplement, "...ought to inspire more physicists and astronomers to teach--and learn--the other half of the 20th century's revolution in physics." Foundations of Physics, '... provides the first step into general relativity for undergraduate students with a minimal background in mathematics.' Zentralblatt MATH, 'This is the long-awaited second edition of the highly successful undergraduate text on classical relativity, dating from 1895.… Well laid out, developing logically and amply illustrated.' Times Higher Education Supplement
Dewey Edition19
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal530.1/1
Table Of ContentPreface; 1. Special relativity; 2. Vector analysis in special relativity; 3. Tensor analysis in special relativity; 4. Perfect fluids in special relativity; 5. Preface to curvature; 6. Curved manifolds; 7. Physics in a curved spacetime; 8. The Einstein field equations; 9. Gravitational radiation; 10. Spherical solutions for stars; 11. Schwarzschild geometry and black holes; 12. Cosmology; Appendices; References; Index.
SynopsisGeneral relativity has become one of the central pillars of theoretical physics, with important applications in both astrophysics and high-energy particle physics, and no modern theoretical physicist's education should be regarded as complete without some study of the subject. This textbook, based on the author's own undergraduate teaching, develops general relativity and its associated mathematics from a minimum of prerequisites, leading to a physical understanding of the theory in some depth. It reinforces this understanding by making a detailed study of the theory's most important applications - neutron stars, black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmology - using the most up-to-date astronomical developments. The book is suitable for a one-year course for beginning graduate students or for undergraduates in physics who have studied special relativity, vector calculus, and electrostatics. Graduate students should be able to use the book selectively for half-year courses., This textbook develops general relativity and its associated mathematics from a minimum of prerequisites, leading to a physical understanding of the theory in some depth., This textbook develops general relativity and its associated mathematics from a minimum of prerequisites, leading to a physical understanding of the theory in some depth. It reinforces this understanding by making a detailed study of the theory's most important applications using the most up-to-date astronomical developments.
LC Classification NumberQC173.6 .S38 1985
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- 12 Jun, 2022
Get if (this one...) if you want start out learning from one of the best teachers...
Maybe an older approach to the bread and butter main topics in GRT but gets the job done...Lots of good problems with solutions to help get your appetite for math scribbling under control... Maybe a little slow going in places but end justifies the means... An excellent companion to some of current discourses to complement their more modern flair for the exotic gyrations into compact stars , black holes and gravitational waves and such tasty morsels... Get your tensor calculus hat on and dive in - its time to try out for the Olympics... It just grows on you after a while... The author wants you come to grips with some hair pulling concepts so you won't end up a wannabe GRT punk...Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Dec, 2020
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