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Book cover: Mathematical RelativityMathematical Relativity
by - arXiv ,
These are lecture notes written for a one-semester course in mathematical relativity aimed at mathematics and physics students. Not meant as an introduction to general relativity, but rather as a complementary, more advanced text.
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Book cover: Treatise on Differential Geometry and its role in Relativity TheoryTreatise on Differential Geometry and its role in Relativity Theory
by - arXiv.org ,
These notes will be helpful to undergraduate and postgraduate students in theoretical physics and in applied mathematics. Modern terminology in differential geometry has been discussed in the book with the motivation of geometrical way of thinking.
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Book cover: The Mathematical Theory of RelativityThe Mathematical Theory of Relativity
by - Cambridge University Press ,
Sir Arthur Eddington here formulates mathematically his conception of the world of physics derived from the theory of relativity. The argument is developed in a form which throws light on the origin and significance of the great laws of physics.
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Book cover: Light Rays, Singularities, and All ThatLight Rays, Singularities, and All That
by - arXiv.org ,
This article is an introduction to causal properties of General Relativity. Topics include the Raychaudhuri equation, singularity theorems of Penrose and Hawking, the black hole area theorem, topological censorship, and the Gao-Wald theorem.
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Book cover: Dynamical and Hamiltonian Formulation of General RelativityDynamical and Hamiltonian Formulation of General Relativity
by - arXiv.org ,
This text introduces the reader to the reformulation of Einstein's field equations of General Relativity as a constrained evolutionary system of Hamiltonian type and discusses some of its uses, together with some technical and conceptual aspects.
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Book cover: The Geometry of General RelativityThe Geometry of General Relativity
by - Oregon State University ,
The manuscript emphasizes the use of differential forms, rather than tensors, which are barely mentioned. The focus is on the basic examples, namely the Schwarzschild black hole and the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmological models.
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Book cover: The Confrontation between General Relativity and ExperimentThe Confrontation between General Relativity and Experiment
by - arXiv ,
The status of experimental tests of general relativity and of theoretical frameworks for analyzing them are reviewed and updated. Tests of general relativity have reached high precision, including the light deflection, the Shapiro time delay, etc.
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Book cover: A No-Nonsense Introduction to General RelativityA No-Nonsense Introduction to General Relativity
by ,
General relativity has a reputation of being extremely difficult. This introduction is a very pragmatic affair, intended to give you some immediate feel for the language of GR. It does not substitute for a deep understanding -- that takes more work.
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Book cover: Space - Time - MatterSpace - Time - Matter
by - Methuen & Co. ,
A classic of physics -- the first systematic presentation of Einstein's theory of relativity. Long one of the standard texts in the field, this excellent introduction probes deeply into Einstein's general relativity, gravitational waves and energy.
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Book cover: General Relativity Without CalculusGeneral Relativity Without Calculus
by - Springer ,
This book was written as a guide for a one week course aimed at exceptional students in their final years of secondary education. The course was intended to provide a quick but nontrivial introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativity.
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Book cover: Advanced General RelativityAdvanced General Relativity
by - King's College London ,
Contents: Introduction; Manifolds and Tensors; General Relativity (Derivation, Diffeomorphisms as Gauge Symmetries, Weak Field Limit, Tidal Forces, ...); The Schwarzchild Black Hole; More Black Holes; Non-asymptotically Flat Solutions.
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Book cover: Spacetime Geometry and General RelativitySpacetime Geometry and General Relativity
by - King's College London ,
This course is meant as introduction to what is widely considered to be the most beautiful and imaginative physical theory ever devised: General Relativity. It is assumed that you have a reasonable knowledge of Special Relativity as well as tensors.
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Book cover: Mass and Angular Momentum in General RelativityMass and Angular Momentum in General Relativity
by - arXiv ,
We present an introduction to mass and angular momentum in General Relativity. After briefly reviewing energy-momentum for matter fields, first in the flat Minkowski case (Special Relativity) and then in curved spacetimes with or without symmetries.
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Book cover: Recent Developments in Gravitational Collapse and Spacetime SingularitiesRecent Developments in Gravitational Collapse and Spacetime Singularities
by - arXiv ,
The research of recent years has provided considerable clarity and insight on stellar collapse, black holes and the nature and structure of spacetime singularities. In this text, the authors discuss several of these developments here.
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Book cover: Vector Analysis and the Theory of RelativityVector Analysis and the Theory of Relativity
by - Johns Hopkins press ,
This monograph is the outcome of lectures delivered to the graduate department of mathematics of The Johns Hopkins University. Considerations of space have made it somewhat condensed in form, but the mode of presentation is sufficiently novel.
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Book cover: General Covariance and the Foundations of General RelativityGeneral Covariance and the Foundations of General Relativity
by - University of Pittsburgh ,
This text reviews the development of Einstein's thought on general covariance (the fundamental physical principle of GTR), its relation to the foundations of general relativity and the evolution of the continuing debate over his viewpoint.
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Book cover: General Relativity NotesGeneral Relativity Notes
by - MIT ,
Working with GR requires some understanding of differential geometry. In this text we will develop the essential mathematics needed to describe physics in curved spacetime. These notes assume familiarity with special relativity.
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Book cover: Post-Newtonian Theory for the Common ReaderPost-Newtonian Theory for the Common Reader
by - University of Guelph ,
From the table of contents: Preliminaries; Integration techniques; First post-Minkowskian approximation; Second post-Minkowskian approximation; Equations of motion; Gravitational waves; Energy radiated and radiation reaction.
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Book cover: An Advanced Course in General RelativityAn Advanced Course in General Relativity
by - University of Guelph ,
These lecture notes are suitable for a one-semester course at the graduate level. Table of contents: Fundamentals; Geodesic congruences; hypersurfaces; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of general relativity; Black holes.
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Book cover: Spacetime and FieldsSpacetime and Fields
by - arXiv ,
A self-contained introduction to the classical theory of spacetime and fields. Topics: Spacetime (tensors, affine connection, curvature, metric, Lorentz group, spinors), Fields (principle of least action, action for gravitational field, matter, etc)
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Book cover: Gravitational WavesGravitational Waves
by - arXiv ,
Gravitational-wave (GW) science has entered a new era. Theoretically, the last years have been characterized by numerous major advances. These lectures are envisioned to be an introductory, basic course in gravitational-wave physics.
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Book cover: General RelativityGeneral Relativity
by - lightandmatter.com ,
This is an undergraduate textbook on general relativity. It is well adapted for self-study, and answers are given in the back of the book for almost all the problems. The ratio of conceptual to mathematical problems is higher than in most books.
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Book cover: Advanced General RelativityAdvanced General Relativity
by - Google Sites ,
Topics include: Asymptotic structure of spacetime, conformal diagrams, null surfaces, Raychaudhury equation, black holes, the holographic principle, singularity theorems, Einstein-Hilbert action, energy-momentum tensor, Noether's theorem, etc.
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Book cover: Lecture Notes on General RelativityLecture Notes on General Relativity
by - Universitaet Bern ,
The first half of the book is dedicated to developing the machinery of tensor calculus and Riemannian geometry required to describe physics in a curved space time. We will then turn to various applications of General Relativity.
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Book cover: Gravitational Waves, Sources, and DetectorsGravitational Waves, Sources, and Detectors
by - arXiv ,
Notes of lectures for graduate students, covering the theory of linearized gravitational waves, their sources, and the prospects at the time for detecting gravitational waves. The lectures remain of interest for pedagogical reasons.
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Book cover: Neutrosophic Methods in General RelativityNeutrosophic Methods in General Relativity
by - Hexis ,
Neutrosophy is a theory developed by Florentin Smarandache in 1995, which studies the nature and properties of neutralities. This book applies neutrosophic method to the General Theory of Relativity, aiming to discover new effects hidden before.
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Book cover: An Introduction to the Theory of Rotating Relativistic StarsAn Introduction to the Theory of Rotating Relativistic Stars
by - arXiv ,
These notes introduce the theory of rotating stars in general relativity. The focus is on the theoretical foundations, with a detailed discussion of the spacetime symmetries, the choice of coordinates and the derivation of the equations of structure.
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Book cover: Partial Differential Equations of PhysicsPartial Differential Equations of Physics
by - arXiv ,
All partial differential equations that describe physical phenomena in space-time can be cast into a universal quasilinear, first-order form. We describe some broad features of systems of differential equations so formulated.
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Book cover: Introduction to General RelativityIntroduction to General Relativity
by - Rinton Press ,
The book presents the general relativity as a scheme for describing the gravitational field and the equations it obeys. Starting from physical motivations, curved coordinates are introduced, and then the notion of an affine connection field is added.
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Book cover: Introduction to the Theory of Black HolesIntroduction to the Theory of Black Holes
by - Utrecht University ,
Contents: The Metric of Space and Time; Curved coordinates; A short introduction to General Relativity; Gravity; The Schwarzschild Solution; The Chandrasekhar Limit; Gravitational Collapse; The Reissner-Nordstrom Solution; Horizons; and more.
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Book cover: Complex Geometry of Nature and General RelativityComplex Geometry of Nature and General Relativity
by - arXiv ,
An attempt is made of giving a self-contained introduction to holomorphic ideas in general relativity, following work over the last thirty years by several authors. The main topics are complex manifolds, spinor and twistor methods, heaven spaces.
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Book cover: Space, Time and Gravitation: An Outline of the General Relativity TheorySpace, Time and Gravitation: An Outline of the General Relativity Theory
by - Cambridge University Press ,
The author gives an account of general relativity theory without introducing anything very technical in the way of mathematics, physics, or philosophy. It is hoped that the book may also appeal to those who have gone into the subject more deeply.
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Book cover: Introduction to relativistic astrophysics and cosmology through MapleIntroduction to relativistic astrophysics and cosmology through Maple
by - arXiv ,
The author presents the pedagogical introduction to relativistic astrophysics and cosmology, which is based on computational and graphical resources of Maple 6. The knowledge of basics of general relativity and differential geometry is supposed.
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Book cover: Lecture Notes on General RelativityLecture Notes on General Relativity
by - University of California ,
Lecture notes on introductory general relativity for beginning graduate students in physics. Topics include manifolds, Riemannian geometry, Einstein's equations, and three applications: gravitational radiation, black holes, and cosmology.
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Book cover: Introduction to Differential Geometry and General RelativityIntroduction to Differential Geometry and General Relativity
by ,
Smooth manifolds and scalar fields, tangent vectors, contravariant and covariant vector fields, tensor fields, Riemannian manifolds, locally Minkowskian manifolds, covariant differentiation, the Riemann curvature tensor, premises of general relativity.
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Book cover: Semi-Riemann Geometry and General RelativitySemi-Riemann Geometry and General Relativity
by ,
Course notes for an introduction to Riemannian geometry and its principal physical application, Einstein’s theory of general relativity. The background assumed is a good grounding in linear algebra and in advanced calculus.
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