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020			_a9780511807787 (ebook)
020			_z9780521882231 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
082	0	0	_a531.14 _222
100	1		_aPadmanabhan, T., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGravitation : _bFoundations and Frontiers / _cT. Padmanabhan.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (728 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aCovering all aspects of gravitation in a contemporary style, this advanced textbook is ideal for graduate students and researchers in all areas of theoretical physics. The 'Foundation' section develops the formalism in six chapters, and uses it in the next four chapters to discuss four key applications - spherical spacetimes, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology. The six chapters in the 'Frontier' section describe cosmological perturbation theory, quantum fields in curved spacetime, and the Hamiltonian structure of general relativity, among several other advanced topics, some of which are covered in-depth for the first time in a textbook. The modular structure of the book allows different sections to be combined to suit a variety of courses. Over 200 exercises are included to test and develop the reader's understanding. There are also over 30 projects, which help readers make the transition from the book to their own original research.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521882231
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511807787
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38402 _d38402