General relativity : a concise introduction /

This is a short textbook on general relativity and gravitation aimed at readers with a broad range of interests in physics, from cosmology to high energy physics to condensed matter. The approach is "physics first": readers move quickly to the calculation of observational predictions and o...

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Main Author: Carlip, Steven (Steven Jonathan), 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is a short textbook on general relativity and gravitation aimed at readers with a broad range of interests in physics, from cosmology to high energy physics to condensed matter. The approach is "physics first": readers move quickly to the calculation of observational predictions and only then return to mathematical foundations.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191861215
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