Spacetime and geometry : an introduction to general relativity /
Carroll, Sean M., 1966-
Spacetime and geometry : an introduction to general relativity / by Sean Carroll. - U.P : Pearson, c2018. - xiv, 513 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-499) and index.
1. Special relativity and flat spacetime --
2. Manifolds --
3. Curvature --
4. Gravitation --
5. The Schwarzschild solution --
6. More general black holes --
7. Pertubation theory and gravitational radiation --
8. Cosmology --
9. Quantum field theory in curved spacetime --
Appendixes.
Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity provides a lucid and thoroughly modern introduction to general relativity. With an accessible and lively writing style, it introduces modern techniques to what can often be a formal and intimidating subject. Readers are led from the physics of flat spacetime (special relativity), through the intricacies of differential geometry and Einstein's equations, and on to exciting applications such as black holes, gravitational radiation, and cosmology.
9789332571655 (pbk)
General relativity (Physics)
Spacetime and geometry : an introduction to general relativity / by Sean Carroll. - U.P : Pearson, c2018. - xiv, 513 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-499) and index.
1. Special relativity and flat spacetime --
2. Manifolds --
3. Curvature --
4. Gravitation --
5. The Schwarzschild solution --
6. More general black holes --
7. Pertubation theory and gravitational radiation --
8. Cosmology --
9. Quantum field theory in curved spacetime --
Appendixes.
Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity provides a lucid and thoroughly modern introduction to general relativity. With an accessible and lively writing style, it introduces modern techniques to what can often be a formal and intimidating subject. Readers are led from the physics of flat spacetime (special relativity), through the intricacies of differential geometry and Einstein's equations, and on to exciting applications such as black holes, gravitational radiation, and cosmology.
9789332571655 (pbk)
General relativity (Physics)