This landmark text offers a rigorous full-year graduate level course on gravitation physics, teaching students to:• Grasp the laws of physics in flat spacetime• Predict orders of magnitude• Calculate using the principal tools of modern geometry• Predict all levels of precision• Understand Einstein's geometric framework for physics• Explore applications, including pulsars and neutron stars, cosmology, the Schwarzschild geometry and gravitational collapse, and gravitational waves• Probe experimental tests of Einstein's theory• Tackle advanced topics such as superspace and quantum geometrodynamics **The book offers a unique, alternating two-track pathway through the subject:**• In many chapters, material focusing on basic physical ideas is designated as**Track 1**. These sections together make an appropriate one-term advanced/graduate level course (mathematical prerequisites: vector analysis and simple partial-differential equations). The book is printed to make it easy for readers to identify these sections.• The remaining **Track 2** material provides a wealth of advanced topics instructors can draw from to flesh out a two-term course, with Track 1 sections serving as prerequisites.
this Landmark Text Offers A Rigorous Full-year Graduate Level Course On Gravitation Physics, Teaching Students To:
• Grasp The Laws Of Physics In Flat Spacetime
• Predict Orders Of Magnitude
• Calculate Using The Principal Tools Of Modern Geometry
• Predict All Levels Of Precision
• Understand Einstein's Geometric Framework For Physics
• Explore Applications, Including Pulsars And Neutron Stars, Cosmology, The Schwarzschild Geometry And Gravitational Collapse, And Gravitational Waves
• Probe Experimental Tests Of Einstein's Theory
• Tackle Advanced Topics Such As Superspace And Quantum Geometrodynamics
the Book Offers A Unique, Alternating Two-track Pathway Through The Subject:
• In Many Chapters, Material Focusing On Basic Physical Ideas Is Designated As
track 1. These Sections Together Make An Appropriate One-term Advanced/graduate Level Course (mathematical Prerequisites: Vector Analysis And Simple Partial-differential Equations). The Book Is Printed To Make It Easy For Readers To Identify These Sections.
• The Remaining track 2 Material Provides A Wealth Of Advanced Topics Instructors Can Draw From To Flesh Out A Two-term Course, With Track 1 Sections Serving As Prerequisites.
This landmark text offers a rigorous full-year graduate level course on gravitation physics, teaching students Grasp the laws of physics in flat spacetime Predict orders of magnitude Calculate using the principal tools of modern geometry Predict all levels of precision Understand Einstein's geometric framework for physics Explore applications, including pulsars and neutron stars, cosmology, the Schwarzschild geometry and gravitational collapse, and gravitational waves Probe experimental tests of Einstein's theory Tackle advanced topics such as superspace and quantum geometrodynamics The book offers a unique, alternating two-track pathway through the In many chapters, material focusing on basic physical ideas is designated as Track 1 . These sections together make an appropriate one-term advanced/graduate level course (mathematical vector analysis and simple partial-differential equations). The book is printed to make it easy for readers to identify these sections. The remaining Track 2 material provides a wealth of advanced topics instructors can draw from to flesh out a two-term course, with Track 1 sections serving as prerequisites. GRAVITATION SIGN CONVENTIONS TABLE OF SIGN CONVENTIONS PREFACE CONTENTS BOXES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PART I SPACETIME PHYSICS CHAPTER 1 PART II PHYSICS IN FLAT SPACETIME CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 PART III THE MATHEMATICS OF CURVED SPACETIME CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12 CHAPTER 13 CHAPTER 14 CHAPTER 15 PART IV EINSTEIN'S GEOMETRIC THEORY OF GRAVITY CHAPTER 16 CHAPTER 17 CHAPTER 18 CHAPTER 19 CHAPTER 20 CHAPTER 21 CHAPTER 22 PART V RELATIVISTIC STARS CHAPTER 23 CHAPTER 24 CHAPTER 25 CHAPTER 26 PART VI THE UNIVERSE CHAPTER 27 CHAPTER 28 CHAPTER 29 CHAPTER 30 PART VII GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE AND BLACK HOLES CHAPTER 31 CHAPTER 32 CHAPTER 33 CHAPTER 34 PART VIII GRAVITATIONAL WAVES CHAPTER 35 CHAPTER 36 CHAPTER 37 PART IX EXPERIMENTAL TESTS OF GENERAL RELATIVITY CHAPTER 38 CHAPTER 39 CHAPTER 40 CHAPTER 41 CHAPTER 42 CHAPTER 43 CHAPTER 44 An In-depth Study Of Einstein's Theory Of Gravity Using Modern Formalism And Notation Of Differential Geometry, And Documenting The Revolutionary Techniques Developed To Test The Theory Of General Relativity. Spacetime Physics -- Physics In Flat Spacetime -- The Mathematics Of Curved Spacetime -- Einstein's Geometric Theory Of Gravity -- Relativistic Stars -- The Universe -- Gravitational Collapse And Black Holes -- Gravitational Waves -- Experimental Tests Of General Relativity -- Frontiers. [by] Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne [and] John Archibald Wheeler. Bibliography: P. [1221]-1254. Put as simply as possible, this is a book on Einstein's theory of gravity (general relativity). It is the first textbook on the subject that uses throughout the modern formalism and notation of differential geometry, and it is the first book to document in full the revolutionary techniques developed during the past decade to test the theory of general relativity.
