Spacetime and geometry : an introduction to general relativity

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Title:

Spacetime and geometry : an introduction to general relativity

Author:

Carroll, Sean M., 1966- author.

ISBN:

9781292026633

Personal Author:

Carroll, Sean M., 1966- author.

Edition:

Pearson new international edition.

Physical Description:

xiv, 513 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 28 cm

Contents:

1. Special relativity and flat spacetime -- 2. Manifolds -- 3. Curvature -- 4. Gravitation -- 5. The Schwarzschild solution -- 6. More general black holes -- 7. Perturbation theory and gravitational radiation -- 8. Cosmology -- 9. Quantum field theory in curved spacetime -- 10. Appendices : A. Maps between manifolds -- B. Diffeomorphisms and lie derivatives -- C. Submanifolds -- D. Hypersurfaces -- E. Stokes's theorem -- F. Geodesic Congruences -- G. Conformal transformations -- H. Conformal diagrams -- I. The Parallel propagator -- J. Noncoordinate bases.

Subject Term:

General relativity (Physics)

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Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity provides a lucid and thoroughly modern introduction to general relativity for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It introduces modern techniques and an accessible and lively writing style to what can often be a formal and intimidating subject. Readers are led from physics of flat spacetime (special relativity), through the intricacies of differential geometry and Einstein's equations, and on to exciting applications such as black holes, gravitational radiation, and cosmology.

Subtle points are illuminated throughout the text by careful and entertaining exposition. A straightforward and lucid approach, balancing mathematical rigor and physical insight, are hallmarks of this important text.