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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Lecture notes on the general theory of relativity. From Newton's attractive gravity to the repulsive gravity of vacuum energy
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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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