Gravity, black holes, and the very early universe
Subtitle: an introduction to general relativity and cosmology
By: Tai L. Chow.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780387736297; 9780387736310
Subjects: Gravitation; General relativity (Physics); Black holes (Astronomy); Quantum field theory; Cosmology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Basic ideas of general relativity; title: Curvilinear coordinates and general tensors; title: Einstein's law of gravitation; title: The Schwarzschild solution; title: Experimental tests of Einstein's theory; title: The physics of black holes; title: Introduction to cosmology; title: Big bang models; title: Particles, forces, and unification of forces; title: The inflationary universe; title: The physics of the very early universe; title: Classical mechanics; title: The special theory of relativity.