Relativity: An Introduction to Special and General Relativity – Hans Stephani
- Title: Relativity: An Introduction to Special and General Relativity
- Author: Hans Stephani
- Pages: 416 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 3 edition (March 29, 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521811856
- ISBN-13: 978-0521811859
Review
“…not only an excellent textbook for an introductory course in relativity, but [it] is also a quite good standard reference book for researchers in the field. Overall I would rate it among the top introductory books to the General Theory of Relativity.” SIAM Review
Book Description
Thoroughly revised and updated, this self-contained textbook provides a pedagogical introduction to relativity. It covers the most important features of special as well as general relativity, and considers more difficult topics, such as charged pole-dipole particles, Petrov classification, groups of motions, gravitational lenses, exact solutions and the structure of infinity. The necessary mathematical tools are provided, most derivations are complete, and exercises are included where appropriate. The bibliography lists the original papers and also directs the reader to useful monographs and review papers. Previous Edition Hb(1990): 0-521-37066-3 Previous Edition Pb(1990): 0-521-37941-5
Language Notes
Text: English, German (translation)
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