Gravitation

Gravitation by Misner, Charles W. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780716703341.

This landmark text offers a rigorous full-year graduate level course on gravitation physics, teaching students to: â Grasp the laws of physics in flat spacetime â Predict orders of magnitude â Calculate using the principal tools of modern geometry â Predict all levels of precision â Understand Einsteins geometric framework for physics â Explore applications, including pulsars and neutron stars, cosmology, the Schwarzschild geometry and gravitational collapse, and gravitational waves â Probe experimental tests of Einsteins theory â Tackle advanced topics such as superspace and quantum geometrodynamics The book offers a unique, alternating two-track pathway through the subject: â In many chapters, material focusing on basic physical ideas is designated as Track 1. These sections together make an appropriate one-term advanced/graduate level course (mathematical prerequisites: vector analysis and simple partial-differential equations). The book is printed to make it easy for readers to identify these sections. â The remaining Track 2 material provides a wealth of advanced topics instructors can draw from to flesh out a two-term course, with Track 1 sections serving as prerequisites.