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020			_a9781107197893
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a523.01 _bG942m
100			_aGuidry, Mike
245			_aModern general relativity _bblack holes, gravitational waves, and cosmology _c Mike Guidry
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2019 _a New York
300			_axxv, 598p
520			_aEinstein's general theory of relativity is widely considered to be one of the most elegant and successful scientific theories ever developed, and it is increasingly being taught in a simplified form at advanced undergraduate level within both physics and mathematics departments. Due to the increasing interest in gravitational physics, in both the academic and the public sphere, driven largely by widely-publicised developments such as the recent observations of gravitational waves, general relativity is also one of the most popular scientific topics pursued through self-study. Modern General Relativity introduces the reader to the general theory of relativity using an example-based approach, before describing some of its most important applications in cosmology and astrophysics, such as gamma-ray bursts, neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves. With hundreds of worked examples, explanatory boxes, and end-of-chapter problems, this textbook provides a solid foundation for understanding one of the towering achievements of twentieth-century physics.
650			_aGeneral relativity (Physics) -- Textbooks
650			_aAstronomy -- Textbooks
650			_aPhysics -- Textbooks
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