Relativity, gravitation, and cosmology : a basic introduction /
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781429459938 142945993X 9780191523861 0191523860 9786610758944 6610758948 9780198529576 0198529570 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 339 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-334) and index. |
| Series: | Oxford master series in physics ;
11. Oxford master series in physics. Particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. |
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