Relativity and Gravitation by Philippe Tourrenc (1997, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521456851

ISBN-139780521456852

eBay Product ID (ePID)1066387

Product Key Features

Number of Pages258 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameRelativity and Gravitation

Publication Year1997

SubjectCosmology, Physics / Relativity

TypeTextbook

AuthorPhilippe Tourrenc

Subject AreaScience

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight20.5 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.9 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN96-002859

Reviews'... clearly stated ... Philippe Tourrenc gives a wide-ranging introduction to special and general relativity. With discussions of applications, general theories and experimental tests, a very broad view is presented ... a sound mathematical underpinning ... the book provides a route to general relativity.'Warren Perkins, Nature, '... clearly stated ... Philippe Tourrenc gives a wide-ranging introduction to special and general relativity. With discussions of applications, general theories and experimental tests, a very broad view is presented ... a sound mathematical underpinning ... the book provides a route to general relativity.' Warren Perkins, Nature, ‘... clearly stated ... Philippe Tourrenc gives a wide-ranging introduction to special and general relativity. With discussions of applications, general theories and experimental tests, a very broad view is presented ... a sound mathematical underpinning ... the book provides a route to general relativity.’Warren Perkins, Nature

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Original LanguageFrench

Dewey Decimal530.1/1

Table Of ContentPreface; Part I. Special Relativity: 1. Kinematics of a point mass; 2. Changes of reference system; 3. Experiments; 4. Dynamics of a particle; 5. Mathematical framework; 6. The dynamics of continuous media; 7. General coordinate systems; Part II. Relativistic Gravitation: 1. Newtonian gravitation; 2. Metric theories of gravity; 3. Tests of metric theories in the Solar System; 4. Newtonian cosmology; 5. Relativistic cosmology; 6. General relativity; 7. Applications of Einstein's equations; 8. General relativity in the weak field approximation; 9. Two experimental projects: a satellite gyroscope and a gravitational wave detector; Appendix A. Lagrange's equations; Appendix B. Geometric framework of general relativity; Useful numerical values; Bibliography; Index.

SynopsisThe book, first published in 1997, presents, in a condensed form, all aspects of special relativity (Part I) and relativistic gravitation (Part II). The emphasis is on physical experiment, observation and interpretation. The first four chapters in Part I introduce special relativity, the following three chapters deal with mathematical derivation and introduce new concepts as background for Part II. Part II describes Newtonian gravitation using metric theory (placing it in general relativity); experimental tests are described using the post-Newtonian parameters; the Newtonian and relativistic cosmologies are presented. The following three chapters contain detailed discussion of general relativity with different geometries introducing their effect. The last chapter presents two practical projects: the satellite gyroscope to measure the gravitational interactions spin-orbit and spin-spin, and a gravitational wave detector. The author provides a rigorous theoretical treatment, at a level suitable for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students., The book, first published in 1997, covers, in a condensed form, all aspects of special relativity (Part I) and relativistic gravitation (Part II). The emphasis is on physical experiment, observation and interpretation, with two practical projects in the final chapter., The book presents, in a condensed form, all aspects of special relativity and relativistic gravitation. The emphasis is on physical experiment, observation and interpretation. The first four chapters in Part I introduce special relativity; the following three chapters deal with mathematical derivation and introduce new concepts as background for Part II. Part II describes Newtonian gravitation using metric theory (placing it in general relativity); experimental tests are described using the post-Newtonian parameters; the Newtonian and Relativistic cosmologies are presented. The following three chapters contain detailed discussion of general relativity with different geometries introducing their effect. The last chapter presents two practical projects: the satellite gyroscope to measure the gravitational interactions spin-orbit and spin-spin, and a gravitational wave detector.

LC Classification NumberQC173.65 .T6813 1997