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020			_a9781108492676
082			_a530.11 _bSchF
100			_aSchutz, Bernard
245			_aFirst Course in General Relativity / _cBernard F. Schutz
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_bCambridge University Press : _aNew York , _c©2022.
300			_axv,497p.
520			_aClarity, readability, and rigor combine in the third edition of this widely used textbook to provide the first step into general relativity for advanced undergraduates with a minimal background in mathematics. Topics within relativity that fascinate astrophysics researchers and students alike are covered with Schutz's characteristic ease and authority, from black holes to relativistic objects, from pulsars to the study of the Universe as a whole. This third edition contains discoveries by astronomers that require general relativity for their explanation; two chapters on gravitational waves, including direct detections of gravitational waves and their observations' impact on cosmological measurements; new information on black holes and neutron stars; and greater insight into the expansion of the Universe. Over 300 exercises, many new to this edition, give students the confidence to work with general relativity and the necessary mathematics, while the informal writing style and worked examples make the subject matter easily accessible.
650			_aRelativity
942			_cBK
999			_c6902 _d6902