Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology A Primer /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hoyng, Peter (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Σειρά: Astronomy, Astrophysics Library,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.

This book offers a succinct and self-contained treatment of general relativity and its application to neutron stars, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology, at an intermediate level. The required mathematical concepts are introduced informally, following geometrical intuition as much as poss...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Geometry of Riemann Spaces
• General Relativity
• The Schwarzschild Metric
• Compact Stars
• Black Holes
• Gravitational waves
• Fermi-Walker Transport
• The Robertson-Walker Metric
• The Evolution of the Universe
• Observational Cosmology
• The Big Bang
• Inflation.