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Clarity, readability and rigor combine in the second edition of this widely-used textbook to provide the first step into general relativity for undergraduate students with a minimal background in mathematics. Topics within relativity that fascinate astrophysical researchers and students alike are covered with Schutz's characteristic ease and authority - from black holes to gravitational lenses, from pulsars to the study of the Universe as a whole. This edition now contains discoveries by astronomers that require general relativity for their explanation; a revised chapter on relativistic stars, including new information on pulsars; an entirely rewritten chapter on cosmology; and an extended, comprehensive treatment of modern detectors and expected sources. Over 300 exercises, many new to this edition, give students the confidence to work with general relativity and the necessary mathematics, whilst the informal writing style makes the subject matter easily accessible.

Theory of relativity. Unified field theory --- Relativité générale (physique) --- Astrophysique. --- General relativity (Physics). --- Astrophysics. --- General relativity (Physics) --- Astrophysics --- Relativistic astrophysics --- Astrophysique --- Astrophysique relativiste --- Study and teaching (Higher) --- Etude et enseignement (supérieur) --- Étude et enseignement (supérieur) --- Relativité générale (physique) --- Étude et enseignement (supérieur)

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This book invites the reader to understand our Universe, not just marvel at it. From the clock-like motions of the planets to the catastrophic collapse of a star into a black hole, gravity controls the Universe. Gravity is central to modern physics, helping to answer the deepest questions about the nature of time, the origin of the Universe and the unification of the forces of nature. Linking key experiments and observations through careful physical reasoning, the author builds the reader's insight step-by-step from simple but profound facts about gravity on Earth to the frontiers of research. Topics covered include the nature of stars and galaxies, the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, black holes, gravitational waves, inflation and the Big Bang. Suitable for general readers and for undergraduate courses, the treatment uses only high-school level mathematics, supplemented by optional computer programs, to explain the laws of physics governing gravity.

Gravitation. --- Gravity. --- Geophysics --- Mechanics --- Pendulum --- Field theory (Physics) --- Matter --- Physics --- Antigravity --- Centrifugal force --- Relativity (Physics) --- Properties --- Gravitation --- Gravity --- 531.5 --- 531.5 Gravity. Gravitation. Pendulums. Ballistics --- Gravity. Gravitation. Pendulums. Ballistics

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 The present volume aims to be a comprehensive survey on the derivation of the equations of motion, both in General Relativity as well as in alternative gravity theories. The topics covered range from the description of test bodies, to self-gravitating (heavy) bodies, to current and future observations. Emphasis is put on the coverage of various approximation methods (e.g., multipolar, post-Newtonian, self-force methods) which are extensively used in the context of the relativistic problem of motion. Applications discussed in this volume range from the motion of binary systems -- and the gravitational waves emitted by such systems -- to observations of the galactic center. In particular the impact of choices at a fundamental theoretical level on the interpretation of experiments is highlighted. This book provides a broad and up-do-date status report, which will not only be of value for the experts working in this field, but also may serve as a guideline for students with background in General Relativity who like to enter this field.

Physics. --- Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory. --- Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences. --- Mathematical Methods in Physics. --- Mathematical physics. --- Physique --- Physique mathématique --- Physics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Atomic Physics --- Equations of motion. --- Motion equations --- Gravitation. --- Mechanics --- Lagrange equations --- Physical mathematics --- Mathematics --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics --- Field theory (Physics) --- Matter --- Antigravity --- Centrifugal force --- Relativity (Physics) --- Properties

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