Introduction to Tensor Calculus, Relativity and Cosmology FROM THE PUBLISHER
This elementary introduction pays special attention to aspects of tensor calculus and relativity that students tend to find most difficult. Its use of relatively unsophisticated mathematics in the early chapters allows readers to develop their confidence within the framework of Cartesian coordinates before undertaking the theory of tensors in curved spaces and its application to general relativity theory. Additional topics include black holes, gravitational waves, and a sound background in applying the principles of general relativity to cosmology. Numerous exercises advance the theoretical developments of the main text, thus enhancing this volume's appeal to students of applied mathematics and physics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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This introduction pays special attention to aspects of tensor calculus and relativity that students tend to find the most difficult. Early chapters allow readers to develop their confidence within the framework of Cartesian coordinates before undertaking the theory of tensors in curved spaces and its application to general relativity theory. Lawden is emeritus professor at the University of Aston, UK. This is an unabridged republication of the third edition of a book originally published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1982. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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