《廣義相對(duì)論基礎(chǔ)教程(第2版)(英文影印版)》是一部教程,這是第二版,用盡可能少的數(shù)學(xué)背景,清晰,易懂,簡明地介紹了廣義相對(duì)論。在相對(duì)論的框架內(nèi)盡可能全面的包括更多的內(nèi)容,從黑洞到引力透視,脈沖星到整個(gè)宇宙學(xué)的研究,形成一個(gè)有機(jī)的整體。書中包括了天體學(xué)家的很多重大發(fā)現(xiàn),增加了一章講述相對(duì)論星體,包括了有關(guān)脈沖星的最新知識(shí),有關(guān)宇宙學(xué)的一章完全更新,全面,綜合的講述了現(xiàn)代發(fā)展和預(yù)期前景。300多道練習(xí)題,許多是這本書中新增加的,這讓學(xué)生有足夠的信心學(xué)習(xí)好廣義相對(duì)論和必需的數(shù)學(xué)知識(shí),本書的寫作風(fēng)格更加使得這門科目更加容易理解。目次:狹義相對(duì)論;狹義相對(duì)論中的向量分析;狹義相對(duì)論中的張量分析;狹義相對(duì)論中的完全流;曲率介紹;彎曲流形;彎曲時(shí)空中的物理學(xué);einstein場(chǎng)方程;引力輻射;星體的球面解;schwarzschild幾何和黑洞;宇宙學(xué)。
讀者對(duì)象:適用于高年級(jí)本科生及更層次的,對(duì)宇宙學(xué),天體物理學(xué),以及引力物理實(shí)驗(yàn)感興趣的科研人員。
preface to the second edition
preface to the first edition
1 special relativity
1.1 fundamental principles of special relativity (sr) theory
1.2 definition of an inertial observer in sr
1.3 new units
1.4 spacetime diagrams
1.5 construction of the coordinates used by another observer
1.6 invariance of the interval
1.7 invariant hyperbolae
1.8 particularly important results
1.9 the lorentz transformation
1.10 the velocity-composition law
1.11 paradoxes and physical intuition
1.12 further reading
preface to the second edition
preface to the first edition
1 special relativity
1.1 fundamental principles of special relativity (sr) theory
1.2 definition of an inertial observer in sr
1.3 new units
1.4 spacetime diagrams
1.5 construction of the coordinates used by another observer
1.6 invariance of the interval
1.7 invariant hyperbolae
1.8 particularly important results
1.9 the lorentz transformation
1.10 the velocity-composition law
1.11 paradoxes and physical intuition
1.12 further reading
1.13 appendix: the twin 'paradox' dissected
1.14 exercises
2 vector analysis in special relativity
2.1 definition of a vector
2.2 vector algebra
2.3 the four-velocity
2.4 the four-momentum
2.5 scalar product
2.6 applications
2.7 photons
2.8 further reading
2.9 exercises
3 tensor analysis in special relativity
3.1 the metric tensor
3.2 definition of tensors
3.3 the tensors: one-forms
3.4 the tensors
3.5 metric as a mapping of vectors into one-forms
3.6 finally: (m)tensors
3.7 index 'raising' and 'lowering'
3.8 differentiation of tensors
3.9 further reading
3.10 exercises
4 perfect fluids in special relativity
4.1 fluids
4.2 dust: the number-flux vector
4.3 one-forms and surfaces
4.4 dust again: the stress--energy tensor
4.5 general fluids
4.6 perfect fluids
4.7 importance for general relativity
4.8 gauss' law
4.9 further reading
4.10 exercises
5 preface to curvature
5.1 on the relation of gravitation to curvature
5.2 tensor algebra in polar coordinates
5.3 tensor calculus in polar coordinates
5.4 christoffel symbols and the metric
5.5 noncoordinate bases
5.6 looking ahead
5.7 further reading
5.8 exercises
6 curved manifolds
6.1 differentiable manifolds and tensors
6.2 riemannian manifolds
6.3 covariant differentiation
6.4 parallel-transport, geodesics, and curvature
6.5 the curvature tensor
6.6 bianchi identities: ricci and einstein tensors
6.7 curvature in perspective
6.8 further reading
6.9 exercises
7 physics in a curved spacetime
7.1 the transition from differential geometry to gravity
7.2 physics in slightly curved spacetimes
7.3 curved intuition
7.4 conserved quantities
7.5 further reading
7.6 exercises
8 the einstein field equations
8.1 purpose and justification of the field equations
8.2 einstein's equations
8.3 einstein's equations for weak gravitational fields
8.4 newtonian gravitational fields
8.5 further reading
8.6 exercises
9 gravitational radiation
9.1 the propagation of gravitational waves
9.2 the detection of gravitational waves
9.3 the generation of gravitational waves
9.4 the energy carried away by gravitational waves
9.5 astrophysical sources of gravitational waves
9.6 further reading
9.7 exercises
10 spherical solutions for stars
10.1 coordinates for spherically symmetric spacetimes
10.2 static spherically symmetric spacetimes
10.3 static perfect fluid einstein equations
10.4 the exterior geometry
10.5 the interior structure of the star
10.6 exact interior solutions
10.7 realistic stars and gravitational collapse
10.8 further reading
10.9 exercises
11 schwarzschild geometry and black holes
11.1 trajectories in the schwarzschild spacetime
11.2 nature of the surface r = 2m
11.3 general black holes
11.4 real black holes in astronomy
11.5 quantum mechanical emission of radiation by black holes: thehawking process
11.6 further reading
11.7 exercises
12 cosmology
12.1 what is cosmology?
12.2 cosmological kinematics: observing the expandinguniverse
12.3 cosmological dynamics: understanding the expandinguniverse
12.4 physical cosmology: the evolution of the universe weobserve
12.5 further reading
12.6 exercises
appendix a summary of linear algebra
references
index