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Cota v1) Pox AN INTRODUCTION TO EINSTEIN'S GENERAL RELATIVITY James B. Hartle “This is an excellent introction to general relativity witha hands-on appmoech tha is base on phsialsitvations of interes lik lack holes and the expanding universe. It fills ral gap inthe iterature foram undergraduate or graduate stent coursebook” Sopher Hang, University of Cambridge the best elementary introduction to general relay ever writen t brings reat fullywidhin the grasp of undergraduates and shou trigger cretion of general relativity courses at colle and universities sound the wold ‘Kip. Thorne, Caltech aulbor of “Black Holes and Time Wap: ‘Binsin’ Outrageous Legacy “vale rings the beau and excemen of eave gration tothe appt undergrad lv vit emarabiy ace drop He uses may more amar cone o proce x bod understanding af he base sre and sptions fhe thon The apy s emarkably effective.” abet Magoner, Sanford rivers aris an established master ofthe fil and his competence assures that this books authoritative. The book provides a striking combination ‘of elasical general relativity theory and the atest modem observational resus” abo F Tylor, Masachusots institute of Toco 2 tely novel approach, With Hat's presentation ray is mor than dy mathemati; ned, ts an ean, crn, an inl wran sujet that central to mary ofthe ast intriguing questions in physics and astrophysics today: Mar: Kanon, Caloris haste of Tcnalegy This book shoud appeal w ane generation of phys. Nines anevellent eve af pial clay and proves unified Someta ‘proach to th SR and GR." Hans jergen Weber, Unicesiy of Virginia Pleas vit us at wow aw.comy/physics for more information. Tp ont any of our prods, contact our enstomer service department at (800) 824-7 (201) 767-5021 cuts ofthe US, oF visit your campus bookstore A “physics first” approach to Einstein's general relativity Einstein's theory of general relativity is comerstone of modem physics It embraces a wealth of frontier scientific topics including curved spacetime, black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmology, General relativity is increasingly central to contemporary physics and astronomy and therefore to an undergraduate physics education, The aim ofthis ground-breaking new text isto ‘make this fundamental theory accesible to undergraduate students, Using a “physics frst” approach, a minimum of new mathematics, and a wealth of applications, renowned relaivst James Hartle provides fluent and accessible introduction for physicists and others interested in this central achievement of moder science, ‘very fine book by leading expert. By omoentrating on physical ideas and th very atest bseretonal eis, Hate achiews his admirable aim of making general eat acesle witout rdying on daunting ir ibesvetin 1 bck ety sri theta at erp: student should poses.” Jonathan altel, mperial College, London Profesor Hae tobe commend for wing such a fine and much ‘ede inroductory book on general relativity With the right balanoe of physical ideas and mathematical details delivered ina clears, his Wil be a weleome text.” Bei Lok Hu, Oniverty of Maryland “This book should make a major impact in undergraduate education Its far clearer and more physically motivating than other texts. The ‘epostion i at precisely the right lee. and clear worked examples and good problems make it especially useful” ‘Michael Hobson, University of Cambridge for decades general relativity as langely been the purview of raduate students. Hare's new book promises to change that. It provides an admirable overview of oe of psc’ most beutiful and increasingly relevant theories and canbe understood with only a fist mechanics clas asa prerequiste. should persuade many phys, ‘departments to ofer general eatiity aa routine part ofthe under graduate curiculum. Artur Koso, Rudge University “the ideal text for ....an introductory course, In no other single text fe Founda the up in date martha der phys sold knw abut git the same tines an excel ss for more advanced stu Die Bril, Crees of Marland ISBN 0-8053-8LL2-9 | | | oli7a0805! 386622 IMPORTANT SPACETIMES (geometrized u Flat Spacetime Cartesion Coordinates dst ad i bs de gla ‘Spatial Spherical Polar Cordinates Mar pte Pao 4 Pat dg? (1 -20W de Hay? ede), Oy

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