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Gravity, a geometrical course. Volume 2, Black holes, cosmology and introduction to supergravity /

'Gravity, a Geometrical Course' presents general relativity (GR) in a systematic and exhaustive way, covering three aspects that are homogenized into a single texture: i) the mathematical, geometrical foundations, exposed in a self consistent contemporary formalism, ii) the main physical,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frè, P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht ; London : Springer, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:'Gravity, a Geometrical Course' presents general relativity (GR) in a systematic and exhaustive way, covering three aspects that are homogenized into a single texture: i) the mathematical, geometrical foundations, exposed in a self consistent contemporary formalism, ii) the main physical, astrophysical and cosmological applications, updated to the issues of contemporary research and observations, with glimpses on supergravity and superstring theory, iii) the historical development of scientific ideas underlying both the birth of general relativity and its subsequent evolution. The book is div.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 456 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789400754430
9400754434