Differential forms and the geometry of general relativity /

Differential Forms and the Geometry of General Relativity provides readers with a coherent path to understanding relativity. Requiring little more than calculus and some linear algebra, it helps readers learn just enough differential geometry to grasp the basics of general relativity.The book contai...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Dray, Tevian
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2015]
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Differential Forms and the Geometry of General Relativity provides readers with a coherent path to understanding relativity. Requiring little more than calculus and some linear algebra, it helps readers learn just enough differential geometry to grasp the basics of general relativity.The book contains two intertwined but distinct halves. Designed for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students in mathematics or physics, most of the text requires little more than familiarity with calculus and linear algebra. The first half presents an introduction to general relativity that describes
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1 online resource (315 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
1-04-005455-2
0-429-08712-8
1-4665-1032-3
9780429087127
Schlagworte:
General relativity (Physics)
Black holes (Astronomy) > Mathematics.
Differential forms.
Geometry.
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