{"product_id":"introduction-to-general-relativity-chen-bin-9789819827299","title":"Introduction to General Relativity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is unique in that, while employing the language of differential geometry, it systematically introduces all the essential concepts of both gravitational physics and differential geometry itself. In sprit, it is similar to celebrated texts such as Gravitation by Misner, Thorne, and Wheeler and Carroll's Spacetime and Geometry, in that it prioritizes physical intuition over rigorous formalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a comprehensive treatment of relativity, spanning from special to general relativity, with coverage of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial relativity in differential geometric language - including uniformly accelerated motion, dynamics of massive and massless particles in flat spacetime, tensor analysis, and perfect fluids.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewtonian gravity and its incompatibility with special relativity, equivalence principles, gravitational redshift, relativistic effects in GPS, and the need for curved spacetime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFundamentals of Riemannian geometry: manifolds, tensor fields, metric fields, Riemann normal coordinates, Levi-Civita tensors, exterior calculus, connections, geodesics, curvature, and Killing symmetries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeodesic deviation, tidal forces, Einstein's field equations, weak-field approximation, and action principles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchwarzschild spacetime, classical tests of general relativity, Schwarzschild black holes and their maximal extension, and gravitational collapse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKerr spacetime, the Penrose process, black hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasics of gravitational waves: origins, detection, and energy loss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also integrates modern developments, such as late-20th-century experimental tests, the effective field theory approach to general relativity, and modified theories of gravity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable both as a textbook and a self-study reference, this work provides an accessible yet thorough journey into the geometric nature of gravity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chen Bin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9819827299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789819827299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Scientific Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d","brand":"Chen Bin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447362269439,"sku":"9789819827299","price":158.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_084045e2-21df-4afd-a294-e305a31d4c66.jpg?v=1777230597","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/introduction-to-general-relativity-chen-bin-9789819827299","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}