Gravitation and spacetime /
Ohanian, Hans C.
Gravitation and spacetime / Hans C. Ohanian and Remo Ruffini. - 3rd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - xvi, 528 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Newton's gravitational theory
2. The formalism of special relativity
3. The linear approximation
4. Applications of the linear approximation
5. Gravitational waves
6. Riemannian geometry
7. Einstein's gravitational theory
8. Black holes and gravitational collapse
9. Cosmology
10. The early universe
Appendix: variational principle and energy-momentum tensor
Answers
Index.
9781107012943 (hardback)
2012027666
Gravitation.
Space and time.
QC178 / .O35 2013
530.14 OHA
Gravitation and spacetime / Hans C. Ohanian and Remo Ruffini. - 3rd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - xvi, 528 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Newton's gravitational theory
2. The formalism of special relativity
3. The linear approximation
4. Applications of the linear approximation
5. Gravitational waves
6. Riemannian geometry
7. Einstein's gravitational theory
8. Black holes and gravitational collapse
9. Cosmology
10. The early universe
Appendix: variational principle and energy-momentum tensor
Answers
Index.
9781107012943 (hardback)
2012027666
Gravitation.
Space and time.
QC178 / .O35 2013
530.14 OHA