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

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

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9780521339438: An Introduction to General Relativity (London Mathematical Society Student Texts, Series Number 5)

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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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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.

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"...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

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ISBN 10:  0521327059 ISBN 13:  9780521327053
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991
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