{"product_id":"algebraic-computing-in-general-relativity-9780198536468","title":"Algebraic Computing in General Relativity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on lectures given at a summer school on computer algebra, the book provides a didactic description of the facilities available in three computor algebra systems - MAPLE, REDUCE and SHEEP - for performing calculations in the algebra-intensive field of general relativity. With MAPLE and REDUCE, two widespread great-purpose systems, the reader is shown how to use currently available packages to perform calculations with respect to tetrads, co-ordinate systems, and Poincare` gauge theory. The section on SHEEP and Stensor, being the first published book on these systems, explains how to use these systems to tackle a wide range of calculations with respect to tackle a wide range of calculations in general relativity, including the manipulation of indicial formulae. For the researcher in general relativity, the book therefore promises a wide overview of the facilities available in computer algebra to lessen the burden of the lengthy, error-prone calculations involved in their research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHEEP: A computer algebra system for general relativity: An overview of SHEEP; Using SHEEP and CLASSI; Using CLASSI to classify metrics; The internals of SHEEP; Packages for special occasions; STENSOR; REDUCE: in general relativity and Poincare gauge theory: Geometrical preliminaries; Calculations on coordinate bases; Anholonomic frames; The exterior calculus package EXCALC; The Poincare gauge theory; MAPLE: applications to general relativity: Introduction; Computation of the connection and the curvature; The Petrov classification of the Weyl tensor; Computer algebra aided integration of field equations with the NP package; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742133911895,"sku":"9780198536468","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198536468.jpg?v=1758380695","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/algebraic-computing-in-general-relativity-9780198536468","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}