Untangling General Relativity: The Intuitive Self-study Guide - Couverture souple

Sherwood, Simon

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ISBN 10 : 1394355858 ISBN 13 : 9781394355853

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2025

Synopsis

An easy-to-read introduction to Einstein’s theory of general relativity

In Untangling General Relativity, Simon Sherwood explains the details of general relativity with clarity, enthusiasm, and a sense of fun. Designed to be accessible to non-experts, the book combines intuitive explanations with the essential mathematics needed for a deep understanding of the subject. Sherwood introduces that maths gradually and clearly, in a step-by-step program designed to expand your appreciation and grasp of general relativity.

Untangling General Relativity serves as an effective springboard for more in-depth studies. It lays the groundwork for mastering the advanced topics covered in relativity textbooks and university physics courses.

Readers will find:

• A thorough introduction to general relativity, including the interpretation of gravity as curved spacetime and a full derivation of Einstein’s field equations
• Comprehensive explanations of the spacetime metric, the equivalence principle, the geodesic equation, and the energy-momentum and curvature tensors
• Vacuum curvature: the Schwarzschild and Kerr metrics, black holes, white holes, event horizons, and gravitational waves
• Cosmology: the Friedmann equations, dark matter and energy, the Big Bang, inflation and an overview of current efforts to develop a quantum theory of gravity

Perfect for undergraduate students preparing to take a university-level physics course dealing with general relativity for the first time, Untangling General Relativity will also benefit students of the natural sciences and instructors and educators with a professional or academic interest in the subject.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Simon Sherwood is the author of Quantum Untangling (Wiley, 2023). Previously he was Chairman of Elegant Hotels PLC and the CEO of Orient-Express Hotels. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and is also a former strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1394355858
• ISBN 13: 9781394355853
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: JOSSEY-BASS; https://www.wiley.com/en-us; ; 111 River Street; Hoboken; NJ; 7030; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible