Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology: A Basic Introduction

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Ta-Pei Cheng (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri - St. Louis)

Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology

A Basic Introduction

Ta-Pei Cheng (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri - St. Louis)

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Oxford University Press
04 November 2009

Cosmology & the universe; Gravity; Relativity physics; Astrophysics

Series: Oxford Master Series in Physics

"Einstein's general theory of relativity is introduced in this advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate level textbook. Topics include special relativity, in the formalism of Minkowski's four-dimensional space-time, the principle of equivalence, Riemannian geometry and tensor analysis, Einstein field equation, as well as many modern cosmological subjects, from primordial inflation and cosmic microwave anisotropy to the dark energy that propels an accelerating universe.

The author presents the subject with an emphasis on physical examples and simple applications without the full tensor apparatus. The reader first learns how to describe curved spacetime. At this mathematically more accessible level, the reader can already study the many interesting phenomena such as gravitational lensing, precession of Mercury's perihelion, black holes, and cosmology. The full tensor formulation is presented later, when the Einstein equation is solved for a few symmetric cases. Many modern topics in cosmology are discussed in this book: from inflation, cosmic microwave anisotropy to the ""dark energy"" that propels an accelerating universe.

Mathematical accessibility, together with the various pedagogical devices (e.g., worked-out solutions of chapter-end problems), make it practical for interested readers to use the book to study general relativity and cosmology on their own."

By: Ta-Pei Cheng (Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Missouri - St. Louis)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Volume: 11
Dimensions: Height: 252mm, Width: 195mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 1.155kg
ISBN: 9780199573639
ISBN 10: 0199573638
Series: Oxford Master Series in Physics
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 04 November 2009
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Ta-Pei Cheng is currently Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. He took his Ph.D. at Rockefeller University in 1969, followed by post-doctoral study at Rockefeller University and at the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton). He has been on the faculty of University of Missouri - St. Louis from 1973 to the present day, and was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1982.

Reviews for Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology: A Basic Introduction

Review from previous edition This is a great time to have published a fresh new undergraduate text on relativity and cosmology...this is an excellent textbook which this reviewer would rate as the text of choice for a course on relativity and cosmology aimed at physics and astronomy undergraduates. American Journal of Physics