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- A brilliant pedagogical approach to the concepts of Einstein's relativity
- Clear step-by-step introduction to the mathematical language of general relativity
- Contains numerous exercises to stimulate the active reading and learning
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Physics (SpringerBriefs in Physics)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book is designed for third-year bachelor or first-year master students in theoretical physics, who are already familiar with Newton's physics, possibly had an introductory course on special relativity, and who are seeking to learn general relativity on a firm basis.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Pierre Fleury
About the author
Pierre Fleury is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Instituto de FÃsica Teórica of Madrid (Spain), specialized in relativistic cosmology and gravitational lensing. He concluded his PhD in 2015 at the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, and was successively a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Cape Town and at the University of Geneva.
His main research interest consists in using cosmological observations to learn about the fundamental laws of nature.
He is also actively involved in the diffusion of knowledge, through both academic teaching and public outreach. He likes acting, cooking, playing music, and watching French movies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gravitation
Book Subtitle: From Newton to Einstein
Authors: Pierre Fleury
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32001-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32000-3Published: 26 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-32001-0Published: 13 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2191-5423
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5431
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 120
Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Classical Mechanics