Jerzy Plebanski (National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico), Andrzej Krasinski (Polish Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center

Gebundenes Buch

An Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology

Beschreibung

Experts Plebanski and Krasinski provide a thorough introduction to the tools of general relativity and relativistic cosmology, guiding advanced students through complete derivations of the results. Starting with a short course on differential geometry, the main text describes relativity as a physical theory.

Autor

Jerzy Plebäski (1928-2005) was a Polish theoretical physicist best known for his extensive research into general relativity, nonlinear electrodynamics and mathematical physics. He split his time between Warsaw, Poland, and Mexico, his permanent residence from the mid-1970s onwards. He is remembered, among other things, for defining the algebraic classification of the tensor of matter, for finding new solutions of the Einstein equations (for example, the Plebäski-Demiäski metric), formulation of the heavenly equations and the effective field theory relating GR and supergravity, known as Plebäski action. The first part of the book is developed from Plebäski's lecture notes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 578
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1158g
• ISBN-13: 9781009415620
• ISBN-10: 100941562X
• Artikelnr.: 69235218