Gravity, black holes, and the very early universe: an introduction to general relativity and cosmology
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New York
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Springer
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c2008
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xv, 280 p.: ill.; 25 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Tai L. Chow
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1
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Basic ideas of general relativity -- Curvilinear coordinates and general tensors -- Einstein's law of gravitation -- The Schwarzschild solution -- Experimental tests of Einstein's theory -- The physics of black holes -- Introduction to cosmology -- Big bang models -- Particles, forces, and unification of forces -- The inflationary universe -- The physics of the very early universe -- Classical mechanics -- The special theory of relativity.