Introduction to general relativity, black holes, and cosmology / Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat ; with a foreword by Thibault Damour.
"General Relativity is a beautiful geometric theory, simple in its mathematical formulation but leading to numerous consequences with striking physical interpretations: gravitational waves, black holes, cosmological models, and so on. This introductory textbook is written for mathematics studen...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "General Relativity is a beautiful geometric theory, simple in its mathematical formulation but leading to numerous consequences with striking physical interpretations: gravitational waves, black holes, cosmological models, and so on. This introductory textbook is written for mathematics students interested in physics and physics students interested in exact mathematical formulations (or for anyone with a scientific mind who is curious to know more of the world we live in), recent remarkable experimental and observational results which confirm the theory are clearly described and no specialised physics knowledge is required. The mathematical level of Part A is aimed at undergraduate students and could be the basis for a course on General Relativity. Part B is more advanced, but still does not require sophisticated mathematics."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199666458 9780199666454 0199666466 9780199666461 |