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Space-time : an introduction to Einstein's theory of gravity /

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"This book, suitable for interested post-16 school pupils or undergraduates looking for a supplement to their course text, develops our modern view of space-time and its implications in the theories of gravity and cosmology. While aspects of this topic are inevitably abstract, the book seeks to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allday, Jonathan (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, [2019]
Subjects:
General relativity (Physics)
Space and time.
Quantum gravity.
SCIENCE / Energy
SCIENCE / Mechanics / General
SCIENCE / Physics / General
SCIENCE / Astrophysics & Space Science
SCIENCE / Physics
MATHEMATICS / Recreations & Games
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Four keystones
  • The road to relativity
  • The theory of special relativity
  • Space-time
  • Mass, energy and dust
  • Generalising relativity
  • The theory of general relativity
  • Weak field gravitation
  • Space-time in the general theory
  • Black holes
  • Gravity waves
  • Cosmology
  • Quantum considerations.