Relativistic astrophysics and cosmology : a primer /

Relativistic astrophysics and cosmology : a primer /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Höyng, Peter.
Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2006.
Description:	1 online resource (291 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Language:	English
Series:	Astronomy and astrophysics library, 0941-7834 Astronomy and astrophysics library.
Subject:	Relativistic astrophysics. Cosmology. Cosmology. Relativistic astrophysics.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8878125

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ISBN:	9781402045233 1402045239
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-273) and index. Description based on print version record.
Other form:	Print version: Höyng, Peter. Relativistic astrophysics and cosmology. Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2006 1402045212 9781402045219

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Geometry of Riemann spaces
3. General relativity
4. The Schwarzschild metric
5. Compact stars
6. Black holes
7. Gravitational waves
8. Fermi-Walker transport
9. The Robertson-Walker metric
10. The evolution of the universe
11. Observational cosmology
12. The big bang
13. Inflation.