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Gravity : an introduction to Einstein's general relativity

Hartle, James B.

Gravity : an introduction to Einstein's general relativity / James B. Hartle - Uttar Pradesh : Pearson Education, 2014 - 554 p.

1. Gravitational Physics --
2. Geometry as Physics --
3. Space, Time, and Gravity in Newtonian Physics --
4. Principles of Special Relativity --
5. Special Relativistic Mechanics --
6. Gravity as Geometry --
7. The Description of Curved Spacetime --
8. Geodesics --
9. The Geometry Outside a Spherical Star --
10. Solar System Tests of General Relativity --
11. Relativistic Gravity in Action --
12. Gravitational Collapse and Black Holes --
13. Astrophysical Black Holes --
14. A Little Rotation --
15. Rotating Black Holes --
16. Gravitational Waves --
17. The Universe Observed --
18. Cosmological Models --
19. Which Universe and Why? --
20. A Little More Math --
21. Curvature and the Einstein Equation --
22. The Source of Curvature --
23. Gravitational Wave Emission --
24. Relativistic Stars --

ISBN: 9789332535084 (pbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
General relativity (Physics) Relativité générale (Physique) Relatividade (física)

Dewey Class. No.: 530.11 / H2551

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Gravity : an introduction to Einstein's general relativity