Relativity Demystified

A Self-Teaching Guide

David McMahon - Collection Demystified

344 pages, parution le 01/01/2006

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Résumé

Learn relativity at the speed of light!

Now anyone can grasp Einstein's great theory of relativity -- without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In Relativity Demystified, theoretical physicists (and student-savvy authors) David McMahon and Paul Ansing provide an effective, illuminating, and entertaining way to learn the essentials and formulas of Einstein's theories.

With Relativity Demystified, you master the subject one step at a time-at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide offers problems at the end of each chapter and part to pinpoint weaknesses, and a 100-question final exam to reinforce the entire book.

This fast and entertaining self-teaching course makes it much easier to:

Master theoretical physics at your own pace
Learn the formulas and principles of special and general relativity from hundreds of worked examples
Use practical mathematical tools for solving relativity problems
Receive layperson's explanations for Schwarzhild spacetimes, black holes, gravitational radiation, and actual current research
Perform better in one of the scariest courses of all
Take a final exam and grade it yourself!

Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for those who already know something about relativity, Relativity Demystified is the best self-teaching tool or brush-up you can find!

L'auteur - David McMahon

David McMahon

is Microsoft Certified in Visual Basic and a software developer who writes drivers for Windows NT and 95/98 with Visual C++.

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Sommaire

Preface
A Quick Review of Special Relativity
Vectors, One Forms, and the Metric
More on Tensors
Tensor Calculus
Cartan's Structure Equations
The Einstein Field Equations
The Energy-Momentum Tensor
Killing Vectors
Null Tetrads and the Petrov Classification
The Schwarschild
Black Holes
Cosmology
Gravitational Waves
Final Exam
Quiz and Exam Solutions
References and Bibliography
Index

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Commentaire de Patrick M
publié le 09/01/2009 Acheteur vérifié

Ouch... !

Excellent de pouvoir enfin essayer de comprendre cette théorie. Mais attention, c'est du lourd côté maths.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	David McMahon
Collection	Demystified
Parution	01/01/2006
Nb. de pages	344
Format	18,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071455459
ISBN13	978-0-07-145545-9