Brian P. Dolan (Maynooth National University of Ireland)

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity

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Produktbeschreibung

This short text describes the physics of curved space-times and Einstein's general theory of relativity for physics undergraduates with a knowledge of advanced mechanics. It explains the physics of black holes, gravitational waves, the expanding Universe and the creation of the chemical elements in the Big Bang.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 219
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 150mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 326g
• ISBN-13: 9781009263733
• ISBN-10: 1009263730
• Artikelnr.: 66737682

Autorenporträt

Brian P. Dolan is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Theoretical Physics at Maynooth University in Ireland, where he has taught courses in theoretical physics for thirty-five years, and an Adjunct Professor at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Metrics
3. Geodesics
4. The geometry of curved spaces
5. Einstein's field equations
6. Solutions of Einstein's equations in empty space
7. Cosmology and the Big Bang
Appendix A. Tensors of type (p
q)
Appendix B. The Riemann tensor
Appendix C. The energy-momentum tensor
Appendix D. The Schwarzschild metric
Appendix E. Robertson-Walker space-time
References
Index.