General relativistic dynamics
Subtitle: extending Einstein's legacy throughout the universe
By: Fred I Cooperstock.
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hackensack, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9789814271165
Subjects: General relativity (Physics); Gravity; Gravitational fields; Galaxies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Cover photo (and design!) from http://www.flickr.com/photos/morgantj/3552465719/in/pool-openlibrary.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Essentials of special relativity; title: Bondi's K-calculus approach to special relativity; title: Essentials of general relativity; title: The Schwarzschild solution and its consequences; title: Gravitational waves; title: The normal scales of physics and the Planck scale; title: General relativistic cosmology; title: Motion of stars in the galaxy; title: Clusters of galaxies; title: Closed timelike curves and time machines; title: The direction of physics research; title: Summary and concluding comments.