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An overview of general relativity and space-time
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020	$a9780367683047
082	$a530.11
099	$a530.12 VIT
100	$aVittorio, Nicola
245	$aAn overview of general relativity and space-time$hM$cNicola Vittorio
260	$aBoca Raton$bCRC Press$c2022
300	$axv, 255 pages$bill.$c24 cm.
440	$aSeries in astronomy and astrophysics
505	$aContents: 1. Space and Time: The Classical View. 2. From Space and Time to Space-Time. 3. From Inertial to Non-Inertial Reference Frames. 4. Pseudo-Riemannian Spaces. 5. The Riemann-Christoffel Curvature Tensor. 6. From Non-Inertial Frames to Gravity: the Equivalence Principle. 7. Observational Test of the Equivalence Principle. 8. Field Equations in the "Vacuum": the Isotropic Solution. 9. Test-particles in the Schwarzschild Space-Time. 10. The Classical Tests of General Relativity. 11. Gravitational Waves in the "Vacuum". 12. Schwarzschild Black Holes. 13. Field Equations in Non-Empty Space-Times. 14. Further Applications of Some Field Equations. 15. Theoretical Cosmology. 16. The Hot Big-Bang. Appendix A. References. Index.