Author:
Chow, Tai L.
Imprint:New York : Springer, c2008.
Descriptionxv, 280 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Note:Basic ideas of general relativity -- Curvilinear coordinates and general tensors -- Einstein's law of gravitation -- The Schwarzschild solution -- Experimental tests of Einstein's theory -- The physics of black holes -- Introduction to cosmology -- Big bang models -- Particles, forces, and unification of forces -- The inflationary universe -- The physics of the very early universe -- Classical mechanics -- The special theory of relativity.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
