Relativity : An Introduction to Special and General Relativity
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'All in all this is an impressive range of topics to cover in an introductory survey which starts more or less from scratch ... The mathematical treatment is rigorous but perfectly accessible to physics and applied mathematics students in their third or fourth years. ... It can be recommended, not only to students of relativity but to astrophysicists, cosmologists and particle physicists. It would also be of great use to physicists from other fields, at all levels, not attending a formal course, but rather interested in getting to grips with the subject by private study.' Contemporary Physics
' ... the book is well written and contains a fair selection of topics for a beginning student of general relativity ... Hans Stephani has produced a fine textbook of general relativity in the classical tradition.' General Relativity and Gravitation
Book Description
Thoroughly revised and updated, this self-contained textbook provides a pedagogical introduction to relativity. It covers the most important features of special as well as general relativity, and considers more difficult topics, such as charged pole-dipole particles, Petrov classification, groups of motions, gravitational lenses, exact solutions and the structure of infinity. The necessary mathematical tools are provided, most derivations are complete, and exercises are included where appropriate. The bibliography lists the original papers and also directs the reader to useful monographs and review papers. Previous Edition Hb(1990): 0-521-37066-3 Previous Edition Pb(1990): 0-521-37941-5
Relativity : An Introduction to Special and General Relativity
Relativity: An Introduction to Special and General Relativity,Hans Stephani,Cambridge University Press,0521010691,General relativity (Physics),Gravitational fields,Mathematical Physics,Relativity,Science,Science/Mathematics,General relativity,Science / Cosmology
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