Overview
- Physically intuitive, but mathematically rigorous writing style
- Early introduction to geometric quantities allows students to learn simpler topics in general relativity (Newtonian limit, Schwarzschild solution, bending of light in a gravitational field, ...)
- Approved in lectures given by the author for several years
- Provides many exercises and answers
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Progress in Mathematical Physics (PMP, volume 56)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Spacetime
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Gravitation
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“The book is structured into three parts. The first part … offers preliminary topics on general relativity. … The second part is a comprehensive and accurate incursion in the mathematical background of relativity theory. … The last part, entitled Gravitation, contains six chapters dealing with the Einstein equation … cosmology and special topics. Interesting exercises with complete answers simplify the understanding of the presented material. The textbook is recommended to advanced graduates and researchers.” (Ferenc Szenkovits, Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Mathematica, Vol. LV (4), December, 2010)
“This book provides the reader with a very gentle introduction to the main ideas and concepts of general relativity. This work is particularly suitable for students who are interested in general relativity or are beginning to study this subject. Moreover, the author presents the reader with a number of problems and provides worked-out solutions, which will surely help the reader to obtain a deeper of interest to students who seek a smooth introduction to general relativity.” (Guglielmo Fucci, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 m)
"This book meets my teaching needs, as it presents a very solid foundation for students who seek a comprehensive introduction into the difficult field of the general theory of relativity. The mathematical background is treated in a rigorous and nevertheless understandable style. Those readers who are novices in the field will welcome the fact that the author provides an abundance of carefully selected exercises together with their solutions. In summary, I will recommend this valuable textbook to my students and use it as the main text for my lectures." - Prof. Dr. P. Wirtz, Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics, Hochschule Hegensburg, Germany
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Spacetime, Geometry and Gravitation
Authors: Pankaj Sharan
Series Title: Progress in Mathematical Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-9971-9
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Birkhäuser Basel 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-9970-2Published: 18 September 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7643-9971-9Published: 18 November 2009
Series ISSN: 1544-9998
Series E-ISSN: 2197-1846
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 355
Additional Information: Jointly published with Hindustan Book Agency, India
Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Geometry, Physics, general