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Core principles of special and general relativity / by James H. Luscombe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Luscombe, James H., 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Relativity (Physics)--Textbooks.
- Relativity (Physics).
- General relativity (Physics)--Textbooks.
- General relativity (Physics).
- Special relativity (Physics)--Textbooks.
- Special relativity (Physics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 388 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, c2019.
- Contents:
- Relativity : a theory of space, time, and gravity
- Basic special relativity
- Lorentz transformation, I
- Geometry of Lorentz invariance
- Tensors on flat spaces
- Lorentz transformation, II
- Particle dynamics
- Covariant electrodynamics
- Energy-momentum of fields
- Relativistic hydrodynamics
- Equivalence of local gravity and acceleration
- Acceleration in special relativity
- Tensors on manifolds
- Differential geometry
- General relativity
- The Schwarzschild metric
- Physical effects of Schwarzschild spacetime
- Linearized gravity
- Relativistic cosmology.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780429023835 (electronic bk.)
- 0429023839 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90103323381
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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