{"product_id":"relativity-on-curved-manifolds-hardback-9780521266390","title":"Relativity on Curved Manifolds (Hardback) 9780521266390","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRelativity on Curved Manifolds\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a self-contained exposition of general relativity with emphasis given to tetrad and spinor structures and physical measurement on curved manifolds.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eF. de Felice (Author), C. J. S. Clarke (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521266390, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 May 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 3.5 cm, 0.87 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' … a useful book with some unusual features which will win it a place on relativists' shelves and may be of interest to mathematical physicists in general.' Contemporary Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a self-contained exposition of general relativity with emphasis given to tetrad and spinor structures and physical measurements on curved manifolds. General relativity is now essential to the understanding of modern physics, but the power of the theory cannot be fully explained without a detailed knowledge of its mathematical structure. The aim of this book is to introduce this structure, and then to use it to develop those applications that have been central to the growth of the theory. An overview of differential geometry is provided and properties of a tetrad field are then extensively analysed. These are used to introduce spinors, to describe the geometry of congruences and define the physical measurements on a curved manifold. The coupling of fields and geometry is investigated in terms of Lagrangeans and a detailed discussion of some exact solutions of the Einstein equations are provided.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGeometry and physics: an overview\u003cbr\u003e 1. The background manifold structure\u003cbr\u003e 2. Differentiation\u003cbr\u003e 3. The curvature\u003cbr\u003e 4. Space-time and tetrad formalism\u003cbr\u003e 5. Spinors and the classification of the Weyl tensor\u003cbr\u003e 6. Coupling between fields and geometry\u003cbr\u003e 7. Dynamics on curved manifolds\u003cbr\u003e 8. Geometry of congruences\u003cbr\u003e 9. Physical measurements in space-time\u003cbr\u003e 10. Spherically symmetric solutions\u003cbr\u003e 11. Axially symmetric solutions\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Notation\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]\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":46006962356504,"sku":"9780521266390","price":166.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521266390i_7b99affd-c460-42d0-b3d4-42062b1ae63e.jpg?v=1691374150","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/relativity-on-curved-manifolds-hardback-9780521266390","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}