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Einstein's general theory of relativity is widely considered to be one of the most elegant and successful scientific theories ever developed, and it is increasingly being taught in a simplified form at advanced undergraduate level within both physics and mathematics departments. Due to the increasing interest in gravitational physics, in both the academic and the public sphere, driven largely by widelypublicised developments such as the recent observations of gravitational waves, general relativity is also one of the most popular scientific topics pursued through selfstudy. Modern General Relativity introduces the reader to the general theory of relativity using an examplebased approach, before describing some of its most important applications in cosmology and astrophysics, such as gammaray bursts, neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves. With hundreds of worked examples, explanatory boxes, and endofchapter problems, this textbook provides a solid foundation for understanding one of the towering achievements of twentiethcentury physics.
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Einstein's general theory of relativity is widely considered to be one of the most elegant and successful scientific theories ever developed, and it is increasingly being taught in a simplified form at advanced undergraduate level within both physics and mathematics departments. Due to the increasing interest in gravitational physics, in both the academic and the public sphere, driven largely by widelypublicised developments such as the recent observations of gravitational waves, general relativity is also one of the most popular scientific topics pursued through selfstudy. Modern General Relativity introduces the reader to the general theory of relativity using an examplebased approach, before describing some of its most important applications in cosmology and astrophysics, such as gammaray bursts, neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves. With hundreds of worked examples, explanatory boxes, and endofchapter problems, this textbook provides a solid foundation for understanding one of the towering achievements of twentiethcentury physics.
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Einstein's general theory of relativity is widely considered to be one of the most elegant and successful scientific theories ever developed, and it is increasingly being taught in a simplified form at advanced undergraduate level within both physics and mathematics departments. Due to the increasing interest in gravitational physics, in both the academic and the public sphere, driven largely by widelypublicised developments such as the recent observations of gravitational waves, general relativity is also one of the most popular scientific topics pursued through selfstudy. Modern General Relativity introduces the reader to the general theory of relativity using an examplebased approach, before describing some of its most important applications in cosmology and astrophysics, such as gammaray bursts, neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves. With hundreds of worked examples, explanatory boxes, and endofchapter problems, this textbook provides a solid foundation for understanding one of the towering achievements of twentiethcentury physics.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Modern General Relativity?
Mathematics and Science > Physics > Relativity physics
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Modern General Relativity?
Mike Guidry
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Modern General Relativity is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781107197893)