Alberto Vecchia Variational Approach to Gravity Field Th (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Variational Approach to Gravity Field TheoriesCondition: NewEAN: 9783319512099ISBN: 9783319512099Edition: 1st ed. 2017Publisher: Springer International Publishing AGFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 06/09/2017Item Height: 235mmItem Length: 155mmAuthor: Alberto VecchiatoLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: From Newton to Einstein and BeyondDescription: This book offers a detailed and stimulating account of the Lagrangian, or variational, approach to general relativity and beyond. The approach more usually adopted when describing general relativity is to introduce the required concepts of differential geometry and derive the field and geodesic equations from purely geometrical properties. Demonstration of the physical meaning then requires the weak field approximation of these equations to recover their Newtonian counterparts. The potential downside of this approach is that it tends to suit the mathematical mind and requires the physicist to study and work in a completely unfamiliar environment. In contrast, the approach to general relativity described in this book will be especially suited to physics students. After an introduction to field theories and the variational approach, individual sections focus on the variational approach in relation to special relativity, general relativity, and alternative theories of gravity. Throughoutthe text, solved exercises and examples are presented. The book will meet the needs of both students specializing in theoretical physics and those seeking a better understanding of particular aspects of the subject.Country/Region of Manufacture: CHGenre: Science Nature & MathBook Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in PhysicsRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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