Introduction to general relativity (Record no. 8195)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789812705853 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | NISER LIBRARY |
| Transcribing agency | NISER LIBRARY |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 530.12 |
| Item number | WAL-I |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Walecka, John Dirk |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Introduction to general relativity |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | / by John Dirk Walecka |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Jersey: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | World Scientific, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 342p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents:<br/>Particle on a Two-Dimensional Surface<br/>Curvilinear Coordinate Systems<br/>Particle on a Two-Dimensional Surface — Revisited<br/>Some Tensor Analysis<br/>Special Relativity<br/>General Relativity<br/>Precession of Perihelion<br/>Gravitational Redshift<br/>Neutron Stars<br/>Cosmology<br/>Gravitational Radiation<br/>Special Topics<br/>Problems |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | A working knowledge of Einstein's theory of general relativity is an essential tool for every physicist today. This self-contained book is an introductory text on the subject aimed at first-year graduate students, or advanced undergraduates, in physics that assumes only a basic understanding of classical Lagrangian mechanics. The mechanics problem of a point mass constrained to move without friction on a two-dimensional surface of arbitrary shape serves as a paradigm for the development of the mathematics and physics of general relativity. After reviewing special relativity, the basic principles of general relativity are presented, and the most important applications are discussed. The final special topics section guides the reader through a few important areas of current research.<br/><br/>This book will allow the reader to approach the more advanced texts and monographs, as well as the continual influx of fascinating new experimental results, with a deeper understanding and sense of appreciation. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | General relativity (Physics) |
| General subdivision | Mathematics |
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| Koha item type | Book |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Universal Decimal Classification |
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| Universal Decimal Classification | R (REFERENCE) | NISER LIBRARY | NISER LIBRARY | 09/09/2014 | 530.12 WAL-I | 7954 | 09/09/2014 | 09/09/2014 | Book | ||||||
| Universal Decimal Classification | NISER LIBRARY | NISER LIBRARY | 09/09/2014 | 8 | 530.12 WAL-I | 7955 | 22/09/2023 | 09/09/2014 | Book | 33 | 01/08/2023 |
