Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 179 pages
• Published by: Taylor & Francis January 1, 1989
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0852740379
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0852740378
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Weighs: 12 ounces

Product Review
" an ideal text for undergraduates studying cosmology " -- Europe and Astronomy

" very successful introduction and treatment exceptionally methodicaldeserves to be read and recommend as an introduction.I recommend this book in 1976 and I will continue to do so." -- Space Science Reviews

… an ideal text for undergraduates studying cosmology …
-Europe and Astronomy

… very successful introduction and treatment … exceptionally methodical … deserves to be read and recommended as an introduction. … I recommended this book in 1976 and I will continue to do so.
-Space Science Reviews

… an ideal text for undergraduates studying cosmology …
-Europe and Astronomy

… very successful introduction and treatment … exceptionally methodical … deserves to be read and recommended as an introduction. … I recommended this book in 1976 and I will continue to do so.
-Space Science Reviews

Product Description
General relativity and quantum mechanics have become the two central pillars of theoretical physics. Moreover, general relativity has important applications in astrophysics and high-energy particle physics. Covering the basics of the subject, Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation describes the universe as revealed by observations and presents a theoretical framework to enable important cosmological formulae to be derived and numerical calculations performed. Avoiding elaborate formal discussions, the book presents a practical approach that focuses on the general theory of relativity. It looks at different evolutionary models and the gravitational effects of massive bodies. The book also includes a large number of worked examples and problems, half with solutions.

Reader Reviews
This was an excellent book. We used it in my intro course for Astrophysics. This book is not a "pop-culture" overview of the expanding universe, but rather explores the mathematical and physical explanation for the structure and state of the universe. Expect to spend a fair bit of time on each page, and each paragraph. Though straight forward writing and math, the ideas and implications are mind bending. It is quite difficult to think on the scale of the universe, but this book boils it down to the relevant observations we can make and the equations that might explain them. This became my Cosmological Bible.