Introduction to general relativity /

Introduction to General Relativity is an introductory text on the concepts and modes of calculation used in general relativity. Topics covered range from Newton's laws of motion and the Galilean transformation to tensor analysis, equations of motion of free particles, electromagnetism, and grav...

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Main Author: Atwater, H. A. (Harry Albert), 1921-
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, [1974]
Edition:[1st ed.].
Series:International series of monographs in natural philosophy ; v. 63.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Introduction to General Relativity is an introductory text on the concepts and modes of calculation used in general relativity. Topics covered range from Newton's laws of motion and the Galilean transformation to tensor analysis, equations of motion of free particles, electromagnetism, and gravitational fields and waves. Solutions of the field equations are also given. The emphasis is on the actual performance of relativistic calculations, rather than on mathematical rigor or exhaustive completeness. This volume is comprised of nine chapters and begins with an overview of the theory of relati.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 224 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781483160429
1483160424