General relativity and cosmology : a first encounter / Ronald J. Adler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adler, Ronald J., author.

Series:

Graduate texts in physics 1868-4513

Graduate texts in physics, 1868-4513

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

General relativity (Physics).

Cosmology.

Gravitation.

Mathematical physics.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 313 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, [2021]

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

Gravitational physics has now become a mainstream topic in physics and physics teaching. In particular cosmology and gravitational wave physics are at the focus of a great deal of current research. Thus it is important to introduce students to General Relativity as soon as reasonable. This textbook offers a brief but comprehensive treatment accessible to advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and any physicist or mathematician interested in understanding the material in a short time. The author, an experienced teacher of the subject, has included numerous examples and exercises to help students consolidate the ideas they have learned.

Contents:

Preface

Part I: Special Relativity in Review

Chapter 1. A brief stroll in special relativity

Chapter 2. Lorentz transformations

Chapter 3. The motion of particles

Part II: Vectors and Tensors

Chapter 4. Riemann spaces and tensors

Chapter 5. Affine connections and geodesics

Chapter 6. Tensor analysis

Part III: General Relativity

Chapter 7. Classical gravity and geometry

Chapter 8. Curved space and gravity

Chapter 9. Spherically symmetric gravitational fields

Chapter 10. Black holes and gravitational collapse

Chapter 11. Linearized general relativity and gravitational waves

Part IV: Cosmology

Chapter 12. The Einstein field equations for cosmology

Chapter 13. The cosmological metric

Chapter 14. The dynamical equations of cosmology

Chapter 15. Solutions for the present universe

Chapter 16. Some properties of the LCDM Universe

Chapter 17. Earlier times and radiation

Chapter 18. A brief historical overview of the universe

Chapter 19. Inflation and basic questions. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 5, 2021).

ISBN:

9783030615741

303061574X

OCLC:

1239997646

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.