Modern General Relativity Black Holes Gravitational Waves and Cosmology 1st Edition by Mike Guidry 9781108195713 1108195717

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• ISBN 10: 1108195717
• ISBN 13: 9781108195713
• Author: Mike Guidry

Einstein’s general theory of relativity is widely considered to be one of the most elegant and successful scientific theories ever developed, and it is increasingly being taught in a simplified form at advanced undergraduate level within both physics and mathematics departments. Due to the increasing interest in gravitational physics, in both the academic and the public sphere, driven largely by widely-publicised developments such as the recent observations of gravitational waves, general relativity is also one of the most popular scientific topics pursued through self-study. Modern General Relativity introduces the reader to the general theory of relativity using an example-based approach, before describing some of its most important applications in cosmology and astrophysics, such as gamma-ray bursts, neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves. With hundreds of worked examples, explanatory boxes, and end-of-chapter problems, this textbook provides a solid foundation for understanding one of the towering achievements of twentieth-century physics.

Table contents:

Part I General Relativity

1 Introduction

2 Coordinate Systems and Transformations

3 Tensors and Covariance

4 Lorentz Covariance and Special Relativity

5 Lorentz-Invariant Dynamics

6 The Principle of Equivalence

7 Curved Spacetime and General Covariance

8 The General Theory of Relativity

9 The Schwarzschild Spacetime

10 Neutron Stars and Pulsars

Part II Black Holes

11 Spherical Black Holes

12 Quantum Black Holes

13 Rotating Black Holes

14 Observational Evidence for Black Holes

15 Black Holes as Central Engines

Part III Cosmology

16 The Hubble Expansion

17 Energy and Matter in the Universe

18 Friedmann Cosmologies

19 Evolution of the Universe

20 The Big Bang

21 Extending Classical Big Bang Theory

Part IV Gravitational Wave Astronomy

22 Gravitational Waves

23 Weak Sources of Gravitational Waves

24 Strong Sources of Gravitational Waves

Part V General Relativity and Beyond

25 Tests of General Relativity

26 Beyond Standard Models

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