Relativity Theory
Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity - Edwin F. Taylor, John Archibald Wheeler
Title: Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity
Authors: Edwin F. Taylor, John Archibald Wheeler
Pages: 352 pages
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings (July 22, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 020138423X
ISBN-13: 978-0201384239
Book Description
A concise, direct examination of general relativity and black holes, Exploring Black Holes provides tools that motivate tools that motivate readers to become active participants in carrying out their own investigations [...]
The Universe of General Relativity (Einstein Studies) - A.J. Kox, Jean Eisenstaedt
Title: The Universe of General Relativity (Einstein Studies)
Author: A.J. Kox, Jean Eisenstaedt
Pages: 383 pages
Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston; 1 edition (November 9, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 081764380X
ISBN-13: 978-0817643805
Book Description
This volume from the Einstein Studies Series is based largely on papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on the History of General Relativity, held in Amsterdam on June 26-29, 2002. [...]
General Relativity: An Introduction for Physicists - M. P. Hobson, G. P. Efstathiou, A. N. Lasenby
Title: General Relativity: An Introduction for Physicists
Authors: M. P. Hobson, G. P. Efstathiou, A. N. Lasenby
Pages: 590 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (March 27, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521829518
ISBN-13: 978-0521829519
Book Description
This is a clear mathematical introduction to Einstein’s theory of general relativity. It presents a wide range of applications of the theory, concentrating on its physical consequences. After [...]
Foundations of Space-Time Theories: Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science - Michael Friedman
Title: Foundations of Space-Time Theories: Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science
Author: Michael Friedman
Pages: 408 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press (October 1, 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691020396
ISBN-13: 978-0691020396
Special Relativity: From Einstein to Strings - Patricia M. Schwarz, John H. Schwarz
Title: Special Relativity: From Einstein to Strings
Authors: Patricia M. Schwarz, John H. Schwarz
Pages: 388 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (May 10, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521812607
ISBN-13: 978-0521812603
Book Description
A thorough introduction to Einstein’s special theory of relativity. It aims to teach special relativity and related topics to people who are interested in mathematics and have already passed a first [...]
Special Relativity (M.I.T. Introductory Physics Series) - A. P. French
Title: Special Relativity (M.I.T. Introductory Physics Series)
Author: A. P. French
Pages: 304 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton; 1 edition (August 19, 1968)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393097935
ISBN-13: 978-0393097931
Introduction to 2-Spinors in General Relativity - Peter O’Donnell
Title: Introduction to 2-Spinors in General Relativity
Author: Peter O’Donnell
Pages: 204 pages
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company (April 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9812383077
ISBN-13: 978-9812383075
Book Description
This book deals with 2-spinors in general relativity, beginning by developing spinors in a geometrical way rather than using representation theory, which can be a little abstract. This gives the reader greater physical intuition into [...]
General Relativity for Mathematicians (Graduate Texts in Mathematics) - R.K. Sachs, H.-H. Wu
Title: General Relativity for Mathematicians (Graduate Texts in Mathematics)
Authors: R.K. Sachs, H.-H. Wu
Pages: 291 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (February 7, 1983)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 038790218X
ISBN-13: 978-0387902180
General Relativity: A Geometric Approach - Malcolm Ludvigsen
Title: General Relativity: A Geometric Approach
Author: Malcolm Ludvigsen
Pages: 230 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (May 28, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521630193
ISBN-13: 978-0521630191
Book Description
Starting with the idea of an event and finishing with a description of the standard big-bang model of the Universe, this textbook provides a clear, concise and up-to-date introduction to the theory of general relativity, suitable [...]
General Relativity - Robert M. Wald
Title: General Relativity
Author: Robert M. Wald
Pages: 506 pages
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (June 15, 1984)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226870332
ISBN-13: 978-0226870335
Reviews
“Wald’s book is clearly the first textbook on general relativity with a totally modern point of view; and it succeeds very well where others are only partially successful. The book includes full discussions of many problems of current [...]