Lecture notes on the general theory of relativity. From Newton's attractive gravity to the repulsive gravity of vacuum energy (Q950554)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5359445
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Lecture notes on the general theory of relativity. From Newton's attractive gravity to the repulsive gravity of vacuum energy (English)
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30 October 2008
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The textbook is self-contained and designed for master students. The book provides an introduction to abstract notations for tensor calculus and differential geometry, in particular the calculus of differential forms. Physical chapters are: Einstein's field equations, The Schwarzschild space-time, Black holes, Schwarzschild's interior solution, Cosmology, Inflationary cosmology.
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Newton's law
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general relativity
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special relativity
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cosmology
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0.8265572786331177
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