[Cosmo-torun] textbook by Paddy: "Gravitation" (CUP)

[Karolina Zawada]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boud Roukema" <boud w astro.uni.torun.pl>
To: <cfalib w astro.uni.torun.pl>
Cc: <cosmo-torun w cosmo.torun.pl>
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 5:04 PM
Subject: textbook by Paddy: "Gravitation" (CUP)


> hi Cfalib, cosmo-torun,
>
> i think that Cfalib should order Paddy's new book on gravitation for
> our library, depending on when there's money available. Often at the
> end of the year there's budget money that needs to be spent, and the
> book doesn't seem very expensive anyway (though "c." probably means
> "circa" = $\sim$, which maybe means they'll increase the price if the
> book gets good reviews or if people pre-order it?).  See the summary
> at GRTOC.pdf - link below.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
> pozdr
> boud
>
>
>> Gravitation: Foundations and Frontiers
>> T. Padmanabhan
>>
>> [To be published by Cambridge University Press, January 2010.]
>>
>> The book can be ordered from this site: 
>> http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521882231
>>
>> DESCRIPTION:
>>
>> This is a comprehensive advanced level textbook on Gravitation. The front 
>> matter (table of contents etc.) is available as a pdf file here:
>>
>> http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~paddy/books/GRTOC.pdf
>>
>> Covering 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.
>>
>> HIGHLIGHTS:
>>
>> * Develops the formalism and uses it to discuss four key applications - 
>> spherical spacetimes, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology.
>>
>> * Describes several advanced topics, some of which are covered in-depth 
>> for the first time in a textbook.
>>
>> * Different sections can be easily combined to meet the needs of a 
>> variety of courses.