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General Theory of Relativity P. A.M. Dirac

General Theory of Relativity By P. A.M. Dirac

General Theory of Relativity by P. A.M. Dirac


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Einstein's general theory of relativity requires a curved space for the description of the physical world. This title comprises thirty-five compact chapters that takes the reader point-by-point through the necessary steps for understanding general relativity.

General Theory of Relativity Summary

General Theory of Relativity by P. A.M. Dirac

Einstein's general theory of relativity requires a curved space for the description of the physical world. If one wishes to go beyond superficial discussions of the physical relations involved, one needs to set up precise equations for handling curved space. The well-established mathematical technique that accomplishes this is clearly described in this classic book by Nobel Laureate P.A.M. Dirac. Based on a series of lectures given by Dirac at Florida State University, and intended for the advanced undergraduate, General Theory of Relativity comprises thirty-five compact chapters that take the reader point-by-point through the necessary steps for understanding general relativity.

General Theory of Relativity Reviews

Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space.--Physics Today Dirac was a man of few words, and this little book-with 35 sections spanning 69 pages-exhibits the concise, direct style that was his trademark. Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space.--R. Corby Hovis, Physics Today

About P. A.M. Dirac

P.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984) was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and later taught at Florida State University.

Table of Contents

1Special Relativity12Oblique Axes33Curvilinear Coordinates54Nontensors85Curved Space96Parallel Displacement107Christoffel Symbols128Geodesics149The Stationary Property of Geodesics1610Covariant Differentiation1711The Curvature Tensor2012The Condition for Flat Space2213The Bianchi Relations2314The Ricci Tensor2415Einstein's Law of Gravitation2516The Newtonian Approximation2617The Gravitational Red Shift2918The Schwarzchild Solution3019Black Holes3220Tensor Densities3621Gauss and Stokes Theorems3822Harmonic Coordinates4023The Electromagnetic Field4124Modification of the Einstein Equations by the Presence of Matter4325The Material Energy Tensor4526The Gravitational Action Principle4827The Action for a Continuous Distribution of Matter5028The Action for the Electromagnetic Field5429The Action for Charged Matter5530The Comprehensive Action Principle5831The Pseudo-Energy Tensor of the Gravitational Field6132Explicit Expression for the Pseudo-Tensor6333Gravitational Waves6434The Polarization of Gravitational Waves6635The Cosmological Term68Index71

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NGR9780691011462
9780691011462
069101146X
General Theory of Relativity by P. A.M. Dirac
New
Paperback
Princeton University Press
19960128
80
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