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General relativity with applications to astrophysics / Norbert Straumann.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berlin : New York : Springer, 2004Description: xii, 674 p. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 3540219242
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.1 S9123
Contents:
1. The general theory of relativity: physics in external gravitational fields.- 2. Einstein's field equations.- 3. Applications of general relativity.- 4. The schwarzschild solution and classical tests of general relativity.- 5. Weak gravitational fields.- 6. The post-newtonian approximation.- 7. White dwarfs and neutron stars.- 8. Black holes.- 9. Differential geometry: differentiable manifolds.- 10. Tangent vectors, vector and tensor fields.- 11. The lie derivative.- 12. Differential forms.- 13. Affine connections.- 14. Some details.- 15. References.- 16. Index.
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Revised translation of: Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie und relativistische Astrophysik.

1. The general theory of relativity: physics in external gravitational fields.-
2. Einstein's field equations.-
3. Applications of general relativity.-
4. The schwarzschild solution and classical tests of general relativity.-
5. Weak gravitational fields.-
6. The post-newtonian approximation.-
7. White dwarfs and neutron stars.-
8. Black holes.-
9. Differential geometry: differentiable manifolds.-
10. Tangent vectors, vector and tensor fields.-
11. The lie derivative.-
12. Differential forms.-
13. Affine connections.-
14. Some details.-
15. References.-
16. Index.

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