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 --
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General relativity (Physics) Relativité générale (Physique) Relatividade (física)