TY  - BOOK
AU  - 
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - An Introduction to the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation
T2  - Lecture Notes in Physics,
SN  - 9783540786597
AV  - QC178 
U1  - 530.1 23
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
KW  - Physics
KW  - Global differential geometry
KW  - Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
KW  - Differential Geometry
KW  - Astrophysics and Astroparticles
N1  - Geometrization of Mechanics -- Relativistic Particle Dynamics in Gravitational Fields -- Field Dynamics -- Dynamics of Gravity -- Cosmological Models -- Rotationally Symmetric Models of Stars -- Stationary Black Holes; ZDB-2-PHA; ZDB-2-LNP
N2  - The geometric interpretation of gravitation is one of the major foundations of modern theoretical physics. This primer introduces classical general relativity with emphasis on the clarity of conceptual structure and on the basic mathematical methods to build up systematically application skills. The wealth of physical phenomena entailed by the Einsteins equations is revealed with the help of specific models describing gravitomagnetism, gravitational waves, cosmology, gravitational collapse and black holes. End-of-chapter exercises complete the main text. This book is based on class-tested notes for courses that have been held by the author over many years at the University of Bern, where Einstein worked at the local patent office and where the foundations of special relativity were laid
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78659-7
ER  -