Introducing Einstein's Relativity (Record no. 14256)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250909120737.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780198596868 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | CSL |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | CSL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng. |
| 084 ## - COLON CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | CN N2;3 |
| Assigning agency | CSL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | D'Inverno, Ray |
| Relator term | author. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 820595 |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Introducing Einstein's Relativity |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1992. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi, 383p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes References 372-374p.; Index 375-383p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | There is little doubt that Einstein's theory of relativity captures the imagination. It is unrivalled in forming the basis of the way we view the universe and the many surprises that the theory has in store - the characteristics of black holes, the prospect of detecting gravitational waves, and the sheer scope and profundity of current cosmology excite all students of relativity. The aim of this textbook is to provide students with a sound mathematical introduction coupled to an understanding of the physical insights needed to explore the subject. The book follows Einstein in that it introduces the basic field equations by discussing the relativistic theory of gravitation from a physics point of view, and the structure on the resulting equations is discussed carefully before going on to their solution in simple settings. The book is designed with two objectives: to familiarize students with the basic ideas and equations of the theory, and to cover three main topics: black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmology. Throughout, the author has included numerous exercises (of varying degrees of difficulty) to illustrate and extend the ideas covered. As a result, this book will make an excellent first course for any student coming to the subject for the first time. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Black holes. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 820596 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Calculus of tensors. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 820597 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Cosmology. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 820598 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Gravitation. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 820599 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Relativity. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 820600 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Classification part | CN, N2;3 |
| Koha item type | Textual |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Colon Classification (CC) |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Colon Classification (CC) | Central Science Library | Central Science Library | 2022-09-12 | 020, 23/05/2012, N R Book Distributors | CN N2;3 | SL1558405 | 2022-09-12 | 2022-09-12 | Textual |