TY - BOOK ID - 80818710 TI - Introduction to general relativity PY - 2009 SN - 9780511809033 9780521845632 9780511580048 0511580045 9780511650901 0511650906 9780511579301 0511579306 0511809034 0511578563 9780511578564 0521845637 1107195756 1282391232 9786612391231 0511646828 9781107195752 9781282391239 6612391235 9780511646829 PB - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - General relativity (Physics) KW - Relativity (Physics) KW - Gravitation KW - Nonrelativistic quantum mechanics KW - Space and time KW - Relativistic theory of gravitation KW - Relativity theory, General KW - Physics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80818710 AB - A student-friendly style, over 100 illustrations, and numerous exercises are brought together in this textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in physics and mathematics. Lewis Ryder develops the theory of general relativity in detail. Covering the core topics of black holes, gravitational radiation, and cosmology, he provides an overview of general relativity and its modern ramifications. The book contains chapters on gravitational radiation, cosmology, and connections between general relativity and the fundamental physics of the microworld. It explains the geometry of curved spaces and contains key solutions of Einstein's equations - the Schwarzschild and Kerr solutions. Mathematical calculations are worked out in detail, so students can develop an intuitive understanding of the subject, as well as learn how to perform calculations. The book also includes topics concerned with the relation between general relativity and other areas of fundamental physics. Password protected solutions for instructors are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521845632. ER -