Elementary introduction pays special attention to aspects of tensor calculus and relativity that students find most difficult. Contents include tensors in curved spaces and application to general relativity theory; black holes; gravitational waves; application of general relativity principles to cosmology. Numerous exercises. Solution guide available upon request. 1982 edition.
| ISBN: | 9780486425405 |
| Publication date: | 28th March 2003 |
| Author: | Derek F Lawden |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 205 pages |
| Series: | Dover Books on Physics |
| Genres: |
Mathematics |