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Date, Ghanashyam,

General relativity : basics and beyond / Ghanashyam Date, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India. - ix, 255 pages : charts, forms, tables ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.


From Newton to Einstein: synthesis of general relativity -- Examples of space-times -- Dynamics in space-time -- Dynamics of space-time -- Elementary phenomenology -- The space-time arena -- Asymptotic structure -- Black holes -- Cosmological space-times -- Gravitational waves -- Field equation: evolutionary interpretation -- Numerical relativity -- Into the quantum realm -- Epilogue -- Mathematical background.

ISBN: 9781466552715

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General relativity (Physics)

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Index Terms--Genre/Form: --Reading book

Dewey Class. No.: 530.11 / DAT