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Formulations of General Relativity: Gravity, Spinors and Differential Forms: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

Autor Kirill Krasnov
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 noi 2020
This monograph describes the different formulations of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. Unlike traditional treatments, Cartan's geometry of fibre bundles and differential forms is placed at the forefront, and a detailed review of the relevant differential geometry is presented. Particular emphasis is given to general relativity in 4D space-time, in which the concepts of chirality and self-duality begin to play a key role. Associated chiral formulations are catalogued, and shown to lead to many practical simplifications. The book develops the chiral gravitational perturbation theory, in which the spinor formalism plays a central role. The book also presents in detail the twistor description of gravity, as well as its generalisation based on geometry of 3-forms in seven dimensions. Giving valuable insight into the very nature of gravity, this book joins our highly prestigious Cambridge Monographs in Mathematical Physics series. It will interest graduate students and researchers in the fields of theoretical physics and differential geometry.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108481649
ISBN-10: 1108481647
Pagini: 404
Ilustrații: 5 b/w illus. 1 table
Dimensiuni: 250 x 173 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface; Introduction; 1. Aspects of differential geometry; 2. Metric and related formulations; 3. Cartan's tetrad formulation; 4. General relativity in 2+1 dimensions; 5. The 'chiral' formulation of general relativity; 6. Chiral pure connection formulation; 7. Deformations of general relativity; 8. Perturbative descriptions of gravity; 9. Higher-dimensional descriptions; 10. Concluding remarks; References; Index.

Recenzii

'The work is mathematically rigorous and complete. Researchers working in fields such as quantum gravity will find this a very useful reference. Postgraduate students will also find it a helpful adjunct to the usual books on general relativity.' A. Spero, Choice

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Documenting the different formulations of general relativity, this book reveals valuable insight into the nature of the gravitational force.