An Introduction to General Relativity (London Mathematical Society Student Texts, Series Number 5) - Hardcover

Hughston, L. P.; Tod, K. P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521327059 ISBN 13: 9780521327053

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

This long-awaited textbook offers a concise one-semester introduction to basic general relativity suitable for mathematics and physics undergraduates. Emphasis is placed on the student's development of both a solid physical grasp of the subject and a sophisticated calculational facility. The text is supplemented by numerous geometrical diagrams and by a large selection of challenging exercises and problems.

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Book Description

More emphasis is placed on an intuitive grasp of the subject and calculational facility than on rigorous exposition in this introduction to general relativity for mathematics undergraduates or graduate physicists.

Review

"...the authors guide the novice along a careful, well-planned route that provides a pleasing balance between the demands of the mathematics and those of the physics." Mathematical Reviews

"...very readable...more emphasis is placed on an intuitive grasp of the subject and a calculational facility than on a rigorous mathematical exposition." Quarterly of Applied MAthematics, Brown University

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521327059
• ISBN 13: 9780521327053
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 183