Inside Relativity
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Inside Relativity
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Author : Delo E. Mook
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 1987
Inside Relativity written by Delo E. Mook and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Science categories.
Here a physicist and a professor of literature guide general readers through the ideas that revolutionized our conception of the physical universe.
A Short Course In General Relativity
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Author : James A. Foster
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-04-30
A Short Course In General Relativity written by James A. Foster and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-30 with Science categories.
Suitable for a one-semester course in general relativity for senior undergraduates or beginning graduate students, this text clarifies the mathematical aspects of Einstein's theory of relativity without sacrificing physical understanding. The text begins with an exposition of those aspects of tensor calculus and differential geometry needed for a proper treatment of the subject. The discussion then turns to the spacetime of general relativity and to geodesic motion. A brief consideration of the field equations is followed by a discussion of physics in the vicinity of massive objects, including an elementary treatment of black holes and rotating objects. The main text concludes with introductory chapters on gravitational radiation and cosmology. This new third edition has been updated to take account of fresh observational evidence and experiments. It includes new sections on the Kerr solution (in Chapter 4) and cosmological speeds of recession (in Chapter 6). A more mathematical treatment of tensors and manifolds, included in the 1st edition, but omitted in the 2nd edition, has been restored in an appendix. Also included are two additional appendixes – "Special Relativity Review" and "The Chinese Connection" - and outline solutions to all exercises and problems, making it especially suitable for private study.
3 1 Formalism In General Relativity
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Author : Éric Gourgoulhon
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-02-27
3 1 Formalism In General Relativity written by Éric Gourgoulhon and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-27 with Science categories.
This graduate-level, course-based text is devoted to the 3+1 formalism of general relativity, which also constitutes the theoretical foundations of numerical relativity. The book starts by establishing the mathematical background (differential geometry, hypersurfaces embedded in space-time, foliation of space-time by a family of space-like hypersurfaces), and then turns to the 3+1 decomposition of the Einstein equations, giving rise to the Cauchy problem with constraints, which constitutes the core of 3+1 formalism. The ADM Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity is also introduced at this stage. Finally, the decomposition of the matter and electromagnetic field equations is presented, focusing on the astrophysically relevant cases of a perfect fluid and a perfect conductor (ideal magnetohydrodynamics). The second part of the book introduces more advanced topics: the conformal transformation of the 3-metric on each hypersurface and the corresponding rewriting of the 3+1 Einstein equations, the Isenberg-Wilson-Mathews approximation to general relativity, global quantities associated with asymptotic flatness (ADM mass, linear and angular momentum) and with symmetries (Komar mass and angular momentum). In the last part, the initial data problem is studied, the choice of spacetime coordinates within the 3+1 framework is discussed and various schemes for the time integration of the 3+1 Einstein equations are reviewed. The prerequisites are those of a basic general relativity course with calculations and derivations presented in detail, making this text complete and self-contained. Numerical techniques are not covered in this book.
Special Relativity In General Frames
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Author : Éric Gourgoulhon
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-08-20
Special Relativity In General Frames written by Éric Gourgoulhon and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-20 with Science categories.
Special relativity is the basis of many fields in modern physics: particle physics, quantum field theory, high-energy astrophysics, etc. This theory is presented here by adopting a four-dimensional point of view from the start. An outstanding feature of the book is that it doesn’t restrict itself to inertial frames but considers accelerated and rotating observers. It is thus possible to treat physical effects such as the Thomas precession or the Sagnac effect in a simple yet precise manner. In the final chapters, more advanced topics like tensorial fields in spacetime, exterior calculus and relativistic hydrodynamics are addressed. In the last, brief chapter the author gives a preview of gravity and shows where it becomes incompatible with Minkowsky spacetime. Well illustrated and enriched by many historical notes, this book also presents many applications of special relativity, ranging from particle physics (accelerators, particle collisions, quark-gluon plasma) to astrophysics (relativistic jets, active galactic nuclei), and including practical applications (Sagnac gyrometers, synchrotron radiation, GPS). In addition, the book provides some mathematical developments, such as the detailed analysis of the Lorentz group and its Lie algebra. The book is suitable for students in the third year of a physics degree or on a masters course, as well as researchers and any reader interested in relativity. Thanks to the geometric approach adopted, this book should also be beneficial for the study of general relativity. “A modern presentation of special relativity must put forward its essential structures, before illustrating them using concrete applications to specific dynamical problems. Such is the challenge (so successfully met!) of the beautiful book by Éric Gourgoulhon.” (excerpt from the Foreword by Thibault Damour)
Numerical Relativity
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Author : Thomas W. Baumgarte
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-06-24
Numerical Relativity written by Thomas W. Baumgarte and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-24 with Science categories.
Pedagogical introduction to numerical relativity for students and researchers entering the field, and interested scientists.
A First Course In General Relativity
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Author : Bernard Schutz
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-05-14
A First Course In General Relativity written by Bernard Schutz and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-14 with Science categories.
Second edition of a widely-used textbook providing the first step into general relativity for undergraduate students with minimal mathematical background.
Theoretical Principles In Astrophysics And Relativity
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Author : Norman R. Lebovitz
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1981-08
Theoretical Principles In Astrophysics And Relativity written by Norman R. Lebovitz and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-08 with Science categories.
"This is a remarkable book: a symposium proceedings volume that will also function as a graduate-level text. Dedicated to the great theorist S. Chandrasekhar, the book consists of ten well-written chapters that cover the essential tools of theoretical astrophysics. The first half of the volume is concerned with the theory of how stars work (structure, stability, rotation, magnetism, dynamics) and the latter half is mainly a survey of relativistic astrophysics. . . . Read it for a broad-brush view of what theorists are up to now and how they solve problems."—Journal of the British Astronomical Association "The book as a whole should be a gift from every research supervisor to every new graduate student in theoretical astronomy."—D. W. Sciama, Science
Inside Relativity
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Author : Delo E. Mook
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-05
Inside Relativity written by Delo E. Mook and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-05 with Science categories.
Here a physicist and a professor of literature guide general readers through the ideas that revolutionized our conception of the physical universe.
Relativity In Curved Spacetime
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Author : Eric Baird
language : en
Publisher: Chocolate Tree Books
Release Date : 2007
Relativity In Curved Spacetime written by Eric Baird and has been published by Chocolate Tree Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Science categories.
Relativity theory has become one of the icons of Twentieth Century science. It's reckoned to be a difficult subject, taught as a layered series of increasingly difficult mathematics and increasingly abstract concepts. We're told that relativity theory is supposed to be this complicated and counter-intuitive. But how much of this historical complexity is really necessary? Can we bypass the interpretations and paradoxes and pseudoparadoxes of Einstein's special theory and jump directly to a deeper and more intuitive description of reality? What if curvature is a fundamental part of physics, and a final theory of relativity shouldn't reduce to Einstein's "flat" 1905 theory //on principle//? "Relativity..." takes us on a whistlestop tour of Twentieth Century physics - from black holes, quantum mechanics, wormholes and the Big Bang to the workings of the human mind, and asks: what would physics look like without special relativity? 394 printed pages, 234156 mm, 200 figures and illustrations, includes bibliography and index www.relativitybook.com
Rotating Fields In General Relativity
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Author : Jamal N. Islam
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1985-06-27
Rotating Fields In General Relativity written by Jamal N. Islam and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-06-27 with Science categories.
The aim of this book is to introduce the reader to research work on a particular aspect of rotating fields in general relativity. The account begins with a short introduction to the relevant aspects of general relativity, written at a level accessible to a beginning graduate student in theoretical physics. There follows a detailed derivation of the Wehl-Lewis-Papapetrou form of the stationary axially symmetric metric. The Kerr and Tomimatsu-Sato forms of the rotating interior and exterior solutions of the Einstein equations are then discussed. The last three chapters of the book illustrate the applications of the theory to rotating neutral dust, rotating Einstein-Maxwell fields, and rotating charged dust. The author has drawn on his own research work to produce a timely discussion of this important area of research.