Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity(PNIE) [Hartle] 9781292039145

Einstein's theory of general relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics. It also touches upon a wealth of topics that students find fascinating – black holes, warped spacetime, gravitational waves, and cosmology. One of the pioneers of the 'physics-first' approach to the subject, renowned relativist James B. Hartle, recognized that there is typically not enough time in a short introductory course for the traditional, mathematics-first, approach. In this text, he provides a fluent and accessible physics-first introduction to general relativity that begins with the essential physical applications and uses a minimum of new mathematics. This market-leading text is ideal for a one-semester course for undergraduates, with only introductory mechanics as a prerequisite.

頁數：560
版次：第1版
年份：2014年
規格：平裝/單色
ISBN：9781292039145

I. SPACE AND TIME IN NEWTONIAN PHYSICS AND SPECIAL RELATIVITY.
1. Gravitational Physics.
2. Geometry as Physics.
3. Space, Time, and Gravity in Newtonian Physics.
4. Principles of Special Relativity.
5. Special Relativistic Mechanics. 
II. THE CURVED SPACETIMES OF GENERAL RELATIVITY.
6. Gravity as Geometry.
7. The Description of Curved Spacetime.
8. Geodesics.
9. The Geometry Outside a Spherical Star.
10. Solar System Tests of General Relativity.
11. Relativistic Gravity in Action.
12. Gravitational Collapse and Black Holes.
13. Astrophysical Black Holes.
14. A Little Rotation.
15. Rotating Black Holes.
16. Gravitational Waves.
17. The Universe Observed.
18. Cosmological Models.
19. Which Universe and Why? 
III. THE EINSTEIN EQUATION.
20. A Little More Math.
21. Curvature and the Einstein Equation.
22. The Source of Curvature.
23. Gravitational Wave Emission.
24. Relativistic Stars.