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ISBN 13 : 978-0199573646

Sommaire :
I. PRELIMINARIES
1. Introduction and Overview
2. Special relativity: the basics

II. RELATIVITY - Metric Description of Spacetime
3. Special relativity: the geometric formulation
4. The principle of equivalence
5. Metric description of a curved space
6. GR as a geometric theory of gravity - I
7. Spherically symmetric spacetime - GR tests
8. Black holes

III. COSMOLOGY
9. The homogeneous and isotropic universe
10. The expanding universe and thermal relics
11. Inflation and the accelerating universe

IV. RELATIVITY - Full Tensor Formulation
12. Tensors in special relativity
13. Tensors in general relativity
14. GR as a geometric theory of gravity - II
15. Linearized theory and gravitational waves

Nbre volumes : 0

Langue : Anglais

Collection : OXFORD MASTER SERIES IN PHYSICS

Sous collection : Particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology

Edition : 2ème

Localisation : Bibliothèque Campus de Nice

Support : Papier

Etat : Présent

Propriétaire : Bibliothèque