Gravity : An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity
Overview
Einstein's theory of general relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics. It also touches upon a wealth of topics that students find fascinating - black holes, warped spacetime, gravitational waves, and cosmology. Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, this ground-breaking text helped to bring general relativity into the undergraduate curriculum, making it accessible to virtually all physics majors. One of the pioneers of the 'physics-first' approach to the subject, renowned relativist James B. Hartle, recognized that there is typically not enough time in a short introductory course for the traditional, mathematics-first, approach. In this text, he provides a fluent and accessible physics-first introduction to general relativity that begins with the essential physical applications and uses a minimum of new mathematics. This market-leading text is ideal for a one-semester course for undergraduates, with only introductory mechanics as a prerequisite.
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- ISBN-13: 9781316517543
- ISBN-10: 1316517543
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: June 2021
- Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.8 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
- Page Count: 602
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