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Lecture Notes on the General Theory of Relativity: From Newton's Attractive Gravity to the Repulsive Gravity of Vacuum Energy (Lecture Notes in Physics)
Øyvind Grøn
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Hardcover. This book collects lectures on the general theory of relativity given by Dr. Oyvind Gron at the University of Oslo, Norway. This accessible text allows students to follow the deductions all the way throughout the book. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 93 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
These notes are a transcript of lectures delivered by Oyvind Gron during the spring of 1997 at the University of Oslo. The present version of this document is an extended and corrected version of a set of Lecture Notes which were typesetted by S. Bard, Andreas O. Jaunsen, A Frode Hansen and Ragnvald J. Irgens using LT X2 . Svend E. Hjelmeland has made E many useful suggestions which have improved the text. I would also like to thank Jon Magne Leinaas and Sigbjorn Hervik for contributing with problems, and Gorm Krogh Johnsen for help with nishing the manuscript. I ... Read more
These notes are a transcript of lectures delivered by Oyvind Gron during the spring of 1997 at the University of Oslo. The present version of this document is an extended and corrected version of a set of Lecture Notes which were typesetted by S. Bard, Andreas O. Jaunsen, A Frode Hansen and Ragnvald J. Irgens using LT X2 . Svend E. Hjelmeland has made E many useful suggestions which have improved the text. I would also like to thank Jon Magne Leinaas and Sigbjorn Hervik for contributing with problems, and Gorm Krogh Johnsen for help with nishing the manuscript. I ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387881331
SKU
V9780387881331
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Reviews for Lecture Notes on the General Theory of Relativity: From Newton's Attractive Gravity to the Repulsive Gravity of Vacuum Energy (Lecture Notes in Physics)
From the reviews: “The textbook is self-contained and designed for master students. The book provides an introduction to abstract notations for tensor calculus and differential geometry, in particular the calculus of differential forms.” (Vladimir Dzhunushaliev, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1192, 2010) “This book collects the lecture notes of a course on general relativity … . The text is enriched ... Read more