02780nam 22006254a 450 991081341500332120230617000710.01-280-75894-50-19-152386-01-4294-5993-X(CKB)1000000000471517(EBL)422865(OCoLC)476260093(MiAaPQ)EBC422865(MiAaPQ)EBC4963416(Au-PeEL)EBL4963416(CaONFJC)MIL75894(OCoLC)1027126993(EXLCZ)99100000000047151720040819d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRelativity, gravitation, and cosmology a basic introduction /Ta-Pei Cheng2nd ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (355 p.)Oxford master series in physics ;11.Particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmologyDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-852957-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-334) and index.Contents; Part I: RELATIVITY: Metric Description of Spacetime; Part II: COSMOLOGY; Part III: RELATIVITY: Full Tensor Formulation; A: Supplementary notes; B: Answer keys to review questions; C: Solutions of selected problems; References; Bibliography; IndexThis book is an introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativity, suitable for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate courses. The content is structured so that interesting applications, such as gravitational lensing, black holes and cosmology, can be presented without the readers having to first learn the difficult mathematics of tensor calculus. The mathematical accessibility and the presentation of the book make it practical for readers to study the subject on their. own. - ;Einstein's general theory of relativity is introduced in this advanced undergraduate and beginning graduOxford master series in physics ;11.Oxford master series in physics.Particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.General relativity (Physics)TextbooksSpace and timeGravityCosmologyGeneral relativity (Physics)Space and time.Gravity.Cosmology.530.11530.11Cheng Ta-Pei53500MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813415003321Relativity, gravitation, and cosmology248701UNINA