Description: Further DetailsTitle: Relativity, Gravitation and CosmologyCondition: NewSubtitle: A Basic IntroductionISBN-10: 0199573646EAN: 9780199573646ISBN: 9780199573646Publisher: Oxford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/05/2009Description: Einstein's general theory of relativity is introduced in this advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate level textbook. Topics include special relativity, in the formalism of Minkowski's four-dimensional space-time, the principle of equivalence, Riemannian geometry and tensor analysis, Einstein field equation, as well as many modern cosmological subjects, from primordial inflation and cosmic microwave anisotropy to the dark energy that propels an accelerating universe.The author presents the subject with an emphasis on physical examples and simple applications without the full tensor apparatus. The reader first learns how to describe curved spacetime. At this mathematically more accessible level, the reader can already study the many interesting phenomena such as gravitational lensing, precession of Mercury's perihelion, black holes, and cosmology. The full tensor formulation is presented later, when the Einstein equation is solved for a few symmetric cases. Many modern topics in cosmology are discussed in this book: from inflation, cosmic microwave anisotropy to the "dark energy" that propels an accelerating universe.Mathematical accessibility, together with the various pedagogical devices (e.g., worked-out solutions of chapter-end problems), make it practical for interested readers to use the book to study general relativity and cosmology on their own.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 246mmItem Length: 188mmItem Width: 21mmItem Weight: 872gAuthor: Ta-Pei ChengGenre: Science Nature & MathBook Series: Oxford Master Series in PhysicsRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology
Title: Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology
Subtitle: A Basic Introduction
ISBN-10: 0199573646
EAN: 9780199573646
ISBN: 9780199573646
Release Date: 11/05/2009
Release Year: 2009
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology : a Basic Introduction
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Cosmology, Time, Physics / Relativity, Physics / General, Gravity
Item Weight: 35.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.7 in
Author: Ta-Pei Cheng
Subject Area: Science
Item Width: 7.4 in
Series: Oxford Master Series in Physics Ser.
Format: Uk-Trade Paper
