GENERAL RELATIVITY
Ouvrage 9783540219248 : GENERAL RELATIVITY
This text provides a comprehensive and timely introduction to general
relativity. The foundations of the theory in Part I are thoroughly
developed together with the required mathematical background from
differential geometry in Part III. The six chapters in Part II are
devoted to tests of general relativity and to many of its applications.
Binary pulsars are studied in considerable detail. Much space is devoted
to the study of compact objects, especially to black holes. This
includes a detailed derivation of the Kerr solution, Israel's proof of
his uniqueness theorem, and derivations of the basic laws of black hole
physics. The final chapter of this part contains Witten's proof of the
positive energy theorem.
The book addresses undergraduate and graduate students in physics,
astrophysics and mathematics. It is very well structured and should
become a standard text for a modern treatment of gravitational physics.
The clear presentation of differential geometry makes it also useful for
string theory and other fields of physics, classical as well as quantum.
Auteur : STRAUMANN
Editeur : SPRINGER VERLAG
Nombre de pages : 674
Date de publication : 12 2004
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