Tensors, relativity, and cosmology. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mirjana Dalarsson, Nils Dalarsson.
• Authors: Dalarsson, M (Mirjana); Dalarsson, N (Nils)
• Contents: 1. Introduction; Part I: Tensor Algebra; 2. Notation and Systems of Numbers; 3. Vector Spaces; 4. Definitions of Tensors; 5. Relative Tensors; 6. The Metric Tensor; 7. Tensors as Linear Operators; Part II: Tensor Analysis; 8. Tensor Derivatives; 9. Christoffel Symbols; 10. Differential Operators; 11. Geodesic Lines; 12. The Curvature Tensor; Part III: Special Theory of Relativity; 13. Relativistic Kinematics; 14. Relativistic Phenomena; 15. Relativistic Dynamics; 16. Electromagnetic Fields; 17. Electromagnetic Field Equations; Part IV: General Theory of Relativity; 18. Gravitational Fields; 19. Gravitational Field Equations; 20. Solutions of Field Equations; 21. Applications of Schwarzschild Metric; 22. Gravitational Waves; Part V: Elements of Cosmology; 23. The Robertson-Walker Metric; 24. The Cosmic Dynamics; 25. Non-static Models of the Universe; 26. The Quantum Cosmology; Bibliography; Index
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 515.63; Calculus of tensors; Relativity (Physics); Cosmology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128034019
• Related ISBNs: 9780128033975
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