Blennow M. 300 Problems In Special And General Relativity...2021

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Einstein’s theories of special relativity and general relativity form a core part of today’s undergraduate (or master’s-level) physics curriculum. This is a supplementary problem book or student’s manual, consisting of 150 problems in each of special and general relativity i.e., in total 300 problems. The problems have been collected, developed, tested, and refined by the authors over the past two decades from homework and exams given at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, starting in the late 1990s. They are a mixture of short-form and multipart extended problems, with hints provided where appropriate. Complete solutions are elaborated for every problem, in a different section of the book; some solutions include brief discussions on their physical or historical significance. The extensive and fully worked out solutions are the main feature of the book and have been revised several times by the authors. Designed as a companion text to complement a main relativity textbook, it does not assume access to any specific textbook. This is a helpful resource for advanced students, for self-study, as a source of problems for university teaching assistants, or as an inspiration for instructors and examiners constructing problems for their lectures, homework, or exams.
Preface.
Notation, Concepts, and Conventions in Relativity Theory.
Special Relativity Theory.
General Relativity Theory.
Solutions to Problems.
Bibliography.
Index to the Problems and Solutions