General relativity and cosmology : a first encounter / Ronald J. Adler.

Gravitational physics has now become a mainstream topic in physics and physics teaching. In particular cosmology and gravitational wave physics are at the focus of a great deal of current research. Thus it is important to introduce students to General Relativity as soon as reasonable. This textbook...

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Main Author: Adler, Ronald J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2021]
Series:Graduate texts in physics.
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Summary:Gravitational physics has now become a mainstream topic in physics and physics teaching. In particular cosmology and gravitational wave physics are at the focus of a great deal of current research. Thus it is important to introduce students to General Relativity as soon as reasonable. This textbook offers a brief but comprehensive treatment accessible to advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and any physicist or mathematician interested in understanding the material in a short time. The author, an experienced teacher of the subject, has included numerous examples and exercises to help students consolidate the ideas they have learned.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 313 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783030615741
303061574X
ISSN:1868-4513
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 5, 2021).