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100			_aNarlikar, Jayant V.
245			_aAn introduction to relativity
260			_aNew Delhi : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_aviii, 363 pages : _billustrations, _c24 cm.
505			_tThe special theory of relativity -- _tFrom special to the general theory of relativity -- _tVectors and tensors -- _tCovariant differentiation -- _tCurvature of spacetime -- _tSpacetime symmetries -- _tPhysics in curved spacetime -- _tEinstein's equations -- _tThe Schwarzschild solutions -- _tExperimental tests of general relativity -- _tGravitational radiation -- _tRelativistic astrophysics --Black holes -- _tThe expanding universe -- _tFriedmann models -- _tThe early universe -- _tObservational cosmology -- _tBeyond relativity.
520			_aGeneral relativity is now an essential part of undergraduate and graduate courses in physics, astrophysics and applied mathematics. This simple, user-friendly introduction to relativity is ideal for a first course in the subject. Beginning with a comprehensive but simple review of special relativity, the book creates a framework from which to launch the ideas of general relativity. After describing the basic theory, it moves on to describe important applications to astrophysics, black hole physics, and cosmology. Several worked examples, and numerous figures and images, help students appreciate the underlying concepts. There are also 180 exercises which test and develop students' understanding of the subject. The textbook presents all the necessary information and discussion for an elementary approach to relativit
650			_aGeneral relativity (Physics)
650			_aPhysics -- Relativity.
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