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Variational Approach to Gravity Field Theories: From Newton to Einstein and Beyond
Alberto Vecchiato
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Description for Variational Approach to Gravity Field Theories: From Newton to Einstein and Beyond
Paperback. Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 361 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHD; PHJ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book offers a detailed and stimulating account of the Lagrangian, or variational, approach to general relativity and beyond. The approach more usually adopted when describing general relativity is to introduce the required concepts of differential geometry and derive the field and geodesic equations from purely geometrical properties. Demonstration of the physical meaning then requires the weak field approximation of these equations to recover their Newtonian counterparts. The potential downside of this approach is that it tends to suit the mathematical mind and requires the physicist to study and work in a completely unfamiliar environment. In contrast, the approach to ... Read more
This book offers a detailed and stimulating account of the Lagrangian, or variational, approach to general relativity and beyond. The approach more usually adopted when describing general relativity is to introduce the required concepts of differential geometry and derive the field and geodesic equations from purely geometrical properties. Demonstration of the physical meaning then requires the weak field approximation of these equations to recover their Newtonian counterparts. The potential downside of this approach is that it tends to suit the mathematical mind and requires the physicist to study and work in a completely unfamiliar environment. In contrast, the approach to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
361
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319512099
SKU
V9783319512099
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About Alberto Vecchiato
Alberto Vecchiato graduated in Physics from the University of Padova, Italy, in 1996 and subsequently gained his PhD from the same university for a thesis on relativistic astrometry. He currently works at the Astrophysical Observatory of Torino, Pino Torinese, Italy. Dr. Vecchiato's scientific interests include general relativistic models of light propagation and astrometric measurements; high-precision tests of general relativity; alternative ... Read more
Reviews for Variational Approach to Gravity Field Theories: From Newton to Einstein and Beyond
The first impression is good, also because all the proposed exercises and examples are fully solved. ... The author's approach and writing is clear, straightforward, and with specific attention to the connection with the evolution of the physical principles that lie at the basis of gravitation. The book is appropriate for university students, as well as, for more specialists or ... Read more