General Relativity: An Introduction for Physicists (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521829519)

After reviewing the basic concept of general relativity, this introduction discusses its mathematical background, including the necessary tools of tensor calculus and differential geometry. These tools are used to develop the topic of special relativity and to discuss electromagnetism in Minkowski spacetime. Gravitation as spacetime curvature is introduced and the field equations of general relativity derived. After applying the theory to a wide range of physical situations, the book concludes with a brief discussion of classical field theory and the derivation of general relativity from a variational principle.

Author: M. P. Hobson, G. P. Efstathiou, A. N. Lasenby
ISBN-10: 0521829518
ISBN-13: 9780521829519
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/02/2006
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.50lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.90w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2006 pg. 331