Introduction to General Relativity, Black Holes, and Cosmology
Author:   Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat (French Academy of the Sciences, Paris and the American Academy of Arts and Science)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199666461


Pages:   300
Publication Date:   20 November 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat (French Academy of the Sciences, Paris and the American Academy of Arts and Science)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.40cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.594kg
ISBN:  

9780199666461


ISBN 10:   0199666466
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   20 November 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part A: Fundamentals I: Riemannian and Lorentzian Geometry II: Special Relativity III: General Relativity IV: The Einstein equations V: The Schwarzschild spacetime.RK3 VI: Black holes VII: Cosmology Part B: Advanced Topics VIII: General Einsteinian spacetimes. The Cauchy problem. IX: Relativistic fluids X: Relativistic Kinetic Theory

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It is a very specific book on General Relativity and its relationship to the universe. It's a fascinating topic for experts and lay-readers alike. --Skeptic Ink


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Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat has worked on General Relativity (and other subjects in mathematics and physics) for some sixty years, publishing over 300 scientific papers (the most recent in July 2011). She was elected President of the International Society of General Relativity between 1980 and 1983, was the first woman to be elected to the French Academy of Sciences, is a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Boston, and an elected honorary member of both the Moscow and London Mathematical Societies. She is a recipient of the Danie Heineman Prize of the American Physical Society and of the Marcel Grossman prize. Professor Emeritus of the University of Paris she is also a permanent visitor of the l'institut des hautes études scientifiques.

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