General relativistic dynamics [electronic resource] : extending Einstein's legacy throughout the universe / Fred I. Cooperstock.

By: Cooperstock, F. (Fred)Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009Description: ix, 232 p. : illSubject(s): General relativity (Physics) | Gravity | Gravitational fields | GalaxiesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 530.11 LOC classification: QC173.6 | .C67 2009Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction -- Essentials of special relativity -- Bondi's K-calculus approach to special relativity -- Essentials of general relativity -- Schwarzschild solution and its consequences -- Gravitational waves -- The normal scales of physics and the Planck scale -- General relativistic cosmology -- Motion of stars in the galaxy -- Clusters of galaxies -- Closed timelike curves and time machines -- The direction of physics research -- Summary and concluding commentary.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and index.

Introduction -- Essentials of special relativity -- Bondi's K-calculus approach to special relativity -- Essentials of general relativity -- Schwarzschild solution and its consequences -- Gravitational waves -- The normal scales of physics and the Planck scale -- General relativistic cosmology -- Motion of stars in the galaxy -- Clusters of galaxies -- Closed timelike curves and time machines -- The direction of physics research -- Summary and concluding commentary.

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