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An introduction to relativity / Jayant V. Narlikar.

By: Narlikar, Jayant Vishnu, 1938-.
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2010Description: viii, 363 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780521514972 (hbk.); 0521514975 (hbk.); 9780521735612 (pbk.); 0521735610 (pbk.).Subject(s): General relativity (Physics)DDC classification: 530.11
Contents:
The special theory of relativity -- From special to the general theory of relativity -- Vectors and tensors -- Covariant differentiation -- Curvature of spacetime -- Spacetime symmetries -- Physics in curved spacetime -- Einstein's equations -- The Schwarzschild solutions -- Experimental tests of general relativity -- Gravitational radiation -- Relativistic astrophysics --Black holes -- The expanding universe -- Friedmann models -- The early universe -- Observational cosmology -- Beyond relativity.
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Floor 4, Shelf 16 , Side 1, TierNo 2, BayNo 1

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The special theory of relativity -- From special to the general theory of relativity -- Vectors and tensors -- Covariant differentiation -- Curvature of spacetime -- Spacetime symmetries -- Physics in curved spacetime -- Einstein's equations -- The Schwarzschild solutions -- Experimental tests of general relativity -- Gravitational radiation -- Relativistic astrophysics --Black holes -- The expanding universe -- Friedmann models -- The early universe -- Observational cosmology -- Beyond relativity.