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General relativity

General relativity

Susskind, Leonard, author.
Book 2023

"Susskind returns with new collaborator André Cabannes to teach readers about one of the most famous and fascinating topics in all of physics: Einstein's theory of general relativity. With wit and clarity, Susskind and Cabannes walk us through Einstein's ideas, which refine Newton's law of universal gravitation to explain gravity as a property of space and time. As with the other books in the series, this volume runs parallel to Susskind's epony...

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ISBN:
9781541601772
Edition:
First edition
Description:
xiv, 373 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Other Title:
Theoretical minimum
Notes:
"What you need to know to start doing physics" --Cover
Includes index
Contents:
Equivalence principle and tensor analysis
Tensor mathematics
Flatness and curvature
Geodesics and gravity
Metric for a gravitational field
Black holes
Falling into a black hole
Einstein field equations
Gravitational waves
LCCN:
bl2022039105
Control Number:
3240320
Other Authors:
Cabannes, André François, author
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