Relativity, gravitation and cosmology : a basic introduction /

An introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativity, this work is structured so that interesting applications, such as gravitational lensing, black holes and cosmology, can be presented without the readers having to first learn the difficult mathematics of tensor calculus.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cheng, Ta-Pei (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Oxford master series in physics ; 11.
Oxford master series in physics. Particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:An introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativity, this work is structured so that interesting applications, such as gravitational lensing, black holes and cosmology, can be presented without the readers having to first learn the difficult mathematics of tensor calculus.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 435 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191574429
0191574422