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General Relativity Workbook by Thomas A. Moore (2012, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherMIT Press

ISBN-101891389823

ISBN-139781891389825

eBay Product ID (ePID)144025398

Product Key Features

Book TitleGeneral Relativity Workbook

Number of Pages536 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPhysics / Relativity

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreScience

AuthorThomas A. Moore

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight41.4 Oz

Item Length10.7 in

Item Width8.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-025909

Dewey Edition23

Reviews'Moore's workbook makes General Relativity accessible to undergraduates who have seen little or none of the underlying mathematical framework. This is achieved not by watering down the contents, but rather by systematically guiding readers to work everything out themselves until they own the concepts and the mathematical techniques. It is indeed a workbook, which I trust will be a great success.' - Sergio Picozzi, University of Maryland, USA 'With its clean organization, its direct and clear prose, and especially its pedagogically effective workbook format, Moore's A General Relativity Workbook may quickly become the new standard for upper division undergraduate courses in General Relativity.' -John Mallinckrodt, Cal Poly Pomona, USA, "Anyone interested in learning about this fascinating theory will find A General Relativity Workbook to be captivating. The book's lively style and novel design make it as easy as possible for students and nonexperts to grasp the physical concepts behind the theory...Furthermore, the book contains a wealth of useful exercises and homework problems, including ones about such exciting and modern topics as cosmic rays, gravitational lensing, inflation, and gravitational radiation from binary pulsars. I strongly recommend A General Relativity Workbook to instructors teaching general relativity and to their students." --Physics Today "Moore's workbook makes General Relativity accessible to undergraduates who have seen little or none of the underlying mathematical framework. This is achieved not by watering down the contents, but rather by systematically guiding readers to work everything out themselves until they own the concepts and the mathematical techniques." --Sergio Picozzi, University of Maryland "Not since Misner, Thorne & Wheeler has there been such a useful reference." --Paul McKenna, Glasgow Caledonia University "With its clean organization, its direct and clear prose, and especially its pedagogically effective workbook format, Moore's A General Relativity Workbook may quickly become the new standard for upper division undergraduate courses in General Relativity." --John Mallinckrodt, Cal Poly Pomona

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Dewey Decimal530.11

Table Of Content1 Introduction2 Review of Special Relativity3 Four-Vectors4 Index Notation5 Arbitrary Coordinates6 Tensor Equations7 Maxwell's Equations8 Geodesics9 The Schwarzschild Metric10 Particle Orbits11 Precession of the Perihelion12 Photon Orbits13 Deflection of Light14 Event Horizon15 Alternative Coordinates16 Black Hole Thermodynamics17 The Absolute Gradient18 Geodesic Deviation19 The Riemann Tensor20 The Stress-Energy Tensor21 The Einstein Equation22 Interpreting the Equation23 The Schwarzschild Solution24 The Universe Observed25 A Metric for the Cosmos26 Evolution of the Universe27 Cosmic Implications28 The Early Universe29 CMB Fluctuations and Inflation30 Gauge Freedom31 Detecting Gravitational Waves32 Gravitational Wave Energy33 Generating Gravitational Waves34 Gravitational Wave Astronomy35 Gravitomagnetism36 The Kerr Metric37 Particle Orbits in Kerr Spacetime38 Ergoregion and Horizon39 Negative-Energy Orbits Index

SynopsisGeneral relativity, which lies at the heart of contemporary physics, has recently become the focus of a number of lively theoretical, experimental, and computational research programs. As a result, undergraduates have become increasingly excited to learn about the subject.A General Relativity Workbook is a textbook intended to support a one-semester upper division undergraduate course on general relativity. Through its unique workbook-based design, it enables students to develop a solid mastery of both the physics and the supporting tensor calculus by pushing (and guiding) them to work through the implications. Each chapter, which is designed to correspond to one class session, involves a short overview of the concepts without obscuring derivations or details, followed by a series of boxes that guide students through the process of working things out for themselves.This active-learning approach enables students to develop a more secure mastery of the material than more traditional approaches. More than 350 homework problems support further learning. This book more strongly emphasizes the physics than many of its competitors, and while it provides students a full grounding in the supporting mathematics (unlike certain other competitors), it introduces the mathematics gradually and in a completely physical context., General relativity, which lies at the heart of contemporary physics, has recently become the focus of a number of lively theoretical, experimental, and computational research programs. As a result, undergraduates have become increasingly excited to learn about the subject. A General Relativity Workbook is a textbook intended to support a one-semester upper division undergraduate course on general relativity. Through its unique workbook-based design, it enables students to develop a solid mastery of both the physics and the supporting tensor calculus by pushing (and guiding) them to work through the implications. Each chapter, which is designed to correspond to one class session, involves a short overview of the concepts without obscuring derivations or details, followed by a series of boxes that guide students through the process of working things out for themselves . This active-learning approach enables students to develop a more secure mastery of the material than more traditional approaches. More than 350 homework problems support further learning.This book more strongly emphasizes the physics than many of its competitors, and while it provides students a full grounding in the supporting mathematics (unlike certain other competitors), it introduces the mathematics gradually and in a completely physical context. Ancillaries To facilitate self-study, a complimentary Online Student Manual with Hints and Answers for Selected Problems is available online. A detailed Instructor's Manual is available to adopting professors., AGeneral Relativity Workbook is atextbook intended to support a one-semester upper division undergraduatecourse on general relativity., This general relativity textbook helps students develop a solid mastery of both the physics and the supporting tensor calculus. The unique workbook-based design fosters active-learning by explaining key concepts before guiding students through working out the processes. More than 350 additional problems support students' learning., A General Relativity Workbook is a textbook intended to support a one-semester undergraduate course on general relativity. Through its unique workbook-based design, it enables students to develop a solid mastery of both the physics and the supporting tensor calculus by guiding them to work through the implications. The mathematics is introduced gradually and in a completely physical context. Each chapter, which is designed to correspond to one class session, involves a short overview of the concepts without obscuring derivations or details, followed by a series of boxes that guide students through the process of working things out. This active-learning approach enables students to develop a more secure mastery of the material than more traditional approaches. More than 350 homework problems support further learning.

LC Classification NumberQC173.6.M66 2012