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020 _a0805387323
020 _a9789332571655
040 _cIIT Kanpur
041 _aeng
082 _a530.11
_bC236s
100 _aCarroll, Sean
245 1 _aSpacetime and geometry
_cSean Carroll
_ban introduction to general relativity
260 _bPearson
_c2018
_aNew Delhi
300 _axiv, 513p
520 _aSpacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity provides a lucid and thoroughly modern introduction to general relativity for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It introduces modern techniques and an accessible and lively writing style to what can often be a formal and intimidating subject. Readers are led from physics of flat spacetime (special relativity), through the intricacies of differential geometry and Einstein's equations, and on to exciting applications such as black holes, gravitational radiation, and cosmology. Subtle points are illuminated throughout the text by careful and entertaining exposition. A straightforward and lucid approach, balancing mathematical rigor and physical insight, are hallmarks of this important text.
650 _aGeneral relativity (Physics)
942 _cBK
999 _c349949
_d349949