General Relativity Without Calculus: A Concise Introduction to the Geometry of Relativity

✍ Scribed by Jose Natario (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 139
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

“General Relativity Without Calculus” offers a compact but mathematically correct introduction to the general theory of relativity, assuming only a basic knowledge of high school mathematics and physics. Targeted at first year undergraduates (and advanced high school students) who wish to learn Einstein’s theory beyond popular science accounts, it covers the basics of special relativity, Minkowski space-time, non-Euclidean geometry, Newtonian gravity, the Schwarzschild solution, black holes and cosmology. The quick-paced style is balanced by over 75 exercises (including full solutions), allowing readers to test and consolidate their understanding.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Special Relativity....Pages 1-16
Minkowski Geometry....Pages 17-34
Non-Euclidean Geometry....Pages 35-47
Gravity....Pages 49-58
General Relativity....Pages 59-68
The Schwarzschild Solution....Pages 69-93
Cosmology....Pages 95-114
Mathematics and Physics....Pages 115-117
Back Matter....Pages 119-126

✦ Subjects

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory;Applications of Mathematics;Cosmology;Astrophysics and Astroparticles