Relativity on Curved Manifolds (Paperback, New Ed)

This is a self-contained exposition of general relativity with emphasis given to tetrad and spinor structures and physical measurements on curved manifolds. General relativity is now essential to the understanding of modern physics, but the power of the theory cannot be fully explained without a detailed knowledge of its mathematical structure. The aim of this book is to introduce this structure, and then to use it to develop those applications that have been central to the growth of the theory. An overview of differential geometry is provided and properties of a tetrad field are then extensively analysed. These are used to introduce spinors, to describe the geometry of congruences and define the physical measurements on a curved manifold. The coupling of fields and geometry is investigated in terms of Lagrangeans and a detailed discussion of some exact solutions of the Einstein equations are provided.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Release date:	March 1992
First published:	1995
Authors:	F. De Felice • C. J. S. Clarke
Dimensions:	231 x 155 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	464
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-42908-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Relativity physics > General
LSN:	0-521-42908-0
Barcode:	9780521429085

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