{"product_id":"relativity-an-introduction-to-special-and-general-relativity-paperback-9780521010696","title":"Relativity; An Introduction to Special and General Relativity (Paperback) 9780521010696","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRelativity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction to Special and General Relativity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThoroughly revised and updated introduction to special and general relativity, with exercises and extensive bibliography.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHans Stephani (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521010696, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 February 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e420 pages, 3 tables  102 exercises\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.752 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the book is well written and contains a fair selection of topics for a beginning student of general relativity … Besides being a textbook, because of its standard notation and clear style it can also be used as a reference … Hans Stephani has produced a fine textbook of general relativity in the classical tradition.' General Relativity and Gravitation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThoroughly revised and updated, this textbook provides a pedagogical introduction to relativity. It is self-contained, but the reader is expected to have a basic knowledge of theoretical mechanics and electrodynamics. It covers the most important features of both special and general relativity, as well as touching on more difficult topics, such as the field of charged pole-dipole particles, the Petrov classification, groups of motions, gravitational lenses, exact solutions and the structure of infinity. The necessary mathematical tools (tensor calculus, Riemannian geometry) are provided, most of the derivations are given in full, and exercises are included where appropriate. Written as a textbook for undergraduate and introductory graduate courses, it will also be of use to researchers working in the field. The bibliography gives the original papers and directs the reader to useful monographs and review papers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Notation\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Special Relativity: 1. Introduction: inertial systems and Galilei invariance of classical mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Light propagation in moving coordinate systems and Lorentz transformations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Our world as a Minkowski space\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mechanics of special relativity\u003cbr\u003e 5. Optics of plane waves\u003cbr\u003e 6. Four-dimensional vectors and tensors\u003cbr\u003e 7. Electrodynamics in vacuo\u003cbr\u003e 8. Transformation properties of electromagnetic fields: examples\u003cbr\u003e 9. Null vectors and the algebraic properties of electromagnetic field tensors\u003cbr\u003e 10. Charged point particles and their field\u003cbr\u003e 11. Pole-dipole particles and their field\u003cbr\u003e 12. Electrodynamics in media\u003cbr\u003e 13. Perfect fluids and other physical theories\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Riemannian Geometry: 14. Introduction: the force-free motion of particles in Newtonian mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 15. Why Riemannian geometry?\u003cbr\u003e 16. Riemannian space\u003cbr\u003e 17. Tensor algebra\u003cbr\u003e 18. The covariant derivative and parallel transport\u003cbr\u003e 19. The curvature tensor\u003cbr\u003e 20. Differential operators, integrals and integral laws\u003cbr\u003e 21. Fundamental laws of physics in Riemannian spaces\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Foundations of Einstein's Theory of Gravitation: 22. The fundamental equations of Einstein's theory of gravitation\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Schwarzschild solution\u003cbr\u003e 24. Experiments to verify the Schwarzschild metric\u003cbr\u003e 25. Gravitational lenses\u003cbr\u003e 26. The interior Schwarzschild solution\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Linearized Theory of Gravitation, Far Fields and Gravitational Waves: 27. The linearized Einstein theory of gravity\u003cbr\u003e 28. Far fields due to arbitrary matter distributions and balance equations for momentum and angular momentum\u003cbr\u003e 29. Gravitational waves\u003cbr\u003e 30. The Cauchy problem for the Einstein field equations\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Invariant Characterization of Exact Solutions: 31. Preferred vector fields and their properties\u003cbr\u003e 32. The Petrov classification\u003cbr\u003e 33. Killing vectors and groups of motion\u003cbr\u003e 34. A survey of some selected classes of exact solutions\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Gravitational Collapse and Black Holes: 35. The Schwarzschild singularity\u003cbr\u003e 36. Gravitational collapse - the possible life history of a spherically symmetric star\u003cbr\u003e 37. Rotating black holes\u003cbr\u003e 38. Black holes are not black - relativity theory and quantum theory\u003cbr\u003e 39. The conformal structure of infinity\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Cosmology: 40. Robertson-Walker metrics and their properties\u003cbr\u003e 41. The dynamics of Robertson-Walker metrics and the Friedmann universes\u003cbr\u003e 42. Our Universe as a Friedmann model\u003cbr\u003e 43. General cosmological models\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Relativity physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Relativity physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Relativity%20physics%20%5BPHR%5D%22\"\u003ePHR\u003c\/a\u003e], Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002794135832,"sku":"9780521010696","price":63.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521010696i_eb8fb839-cde1-4fcb-927d-fa30e47667ac.jpg?v=1691376632","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/relativity-an-introduction-to-special-and-general-relativity-paperback-9780521010696","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}