Gravity : An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity

James B. Hartle

ISBN 10: 1316517543 / ISBN 13: 9781316517543

Verlag: Cambridge University Pr. Jun 2021, 2021

Beschreibung

Neuware - Best-selling, accessible physics-first introduction to GR uses minimal new mathematics and begins with the essential physical applications.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781316517543

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Gravity : An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity
• Verlag: Cambridge University Pr. Jun 2021
• Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1316517543
• ISBN-13: 9781316517543
• Bindung: Buch
• Zustand: Neu

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Inhaltsangabe

Einstein's theory of general relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics. It also touches upon a wealth of topics that students find fascinating – black holes, warped spacetime, gravitational waves, and cosmology. Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, this ground-breaking text helped to bring general relativity into the undergraduate curriculum, making it accessible to virtually all physics majors. One of the pioneers of the 'physics-first' approach to the subject, renowned relativist James B. Hartle, recognized that there is typically not enough time in a short introductory course for the traditional, mathematics-first, approach. In this text, he provides a fluent and accessible physics-first introduction to general relativity that begins with the essential physical applications and uses a minimum of new mathematics. This market-leading text is ideal for a one-semester course for undergraduates, with only introductory mechanics as a prerequisite.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

James B. Hartle is Professor of Physics at the University of California–Santa Barbara. His scientific work is concerned with the application of Einstein's relativistic theory of gravitation (general relativity) to realistic astrophysical situations, especially cosmology. He has made important contributions to the understanding of gravitational waves, relativistic stars, and black holes. Professor Hartle is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the American Philosophical Society. He is a founder and past director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Santa Barbara. He was awarded the 2009 Einstein Prize of the American Physical Society for his work on gravitational physics.