General Theory of Relativity / P. A.M. Dirac.
Einstein's general theory of relativity requires a curved space for the description of the physical world. If one wishes to go beyond superficial discussions of the physical relations involved, one needs to set up precise equations for handling curved space. The well-established mathematical te...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016] ©1996 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Physics Notes ;
50 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- 1. Special relativity
- 2. Oblique oxes
- 3. Curvilinear coordinates
- 4. Nontensors
- 5. Curved Space
- 6. Parallel Displacement
- 7. Christoffel Symbols
- 8. Geodesics
- 9. The Stationary Property of Geodesics
- 10. Covariant Differentiation
- 11. The Curvature Tensor
- 12. The Condition for Flat Space
- 13. The Bianci Relations
- 14. The Ricci Tensor
- 15. Einstein's Law of Gravitation
- 16. The Newtonian Approximation
- 17. The Gravitational Red Shift
- 18. The Schwarzchild Solution
- 19. Black Holes
- 20. Tensor Densities
- 21. Gauss and Stokes Theorems
- 22. Harmonic Coordinates
- 23. The Electromagnetic Field
- 24. Modification of the Einstein Equations by the Presence of Matter
- 25. The Material Energy Tensor
- 26. The Gravitational Action Principle
- 27. The Action for a Continuous Distribution of Matter
- 28. The Action for the Electromagnetic Field
- 29. The Action for Charged Matter
- 30. The Comprehensive Action Principle
- 31. The Pseudo-Energy Tensor of the Gravitational Field
- 32. Explicit Expression for the Pseudo-Tensor
- 33. Gravitational Waves
- 34. The Polarization of Gravitational Waves
- 35. The Cosmological Term
- Index