Relativity, gravitation, and cosmology : a basic introduction / / Ta-Pei Cheng

• Autore: Cheng Ta-Pei
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (355 p.)
• Disciplina: 530.11
• Soggetto topico: General relativity (Physics); Space and time; Gravity; Cosmology
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-334) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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 gradu
• Titolo autorizzato: Relativity, gravitation, and cosmology
• ISBN: 1-280-75894-5; 0-19-152386-0; 1-4294-5993-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813415003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford master series in physics ; ; 11.; Oxford master series in physics. . -Particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.