General relativistic dynamics : extending Einstein's legacy throughout the universe / Fred I. Cooperstock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooperstock, F. (Fred)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

General relativity (Physics).

Gravity.

Gravitational fields.

Galaxies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book brings Einstein's general relativity into action in new ways at scales ranging from the tiny Planck scale to the scale of immense galactic clusters. It presents the case that Einstein's theory of gravity can describe the observed dynamics of galaxies without invoking the unknown "dark matter" required in models based on Newtonian gravity. Drawing on the author's experience as a lecturer and on his own research, the book covers the essentials of Einstein's special and general relativity at a level accessible to undergraduate students. The early chapters provide a compact introduction

Contents:

Introduction

Essentials of special relativity

Bondi's K-calculus approach to special relativity

Essentials of general relativity

Schwarzschild solution and its consequences

Gravitational waves

The normal scales of physics and the Planck scale

General relativistic cosmology

Motion of stars in the galaxy

Clusters of galaxies

Closed timelike curves and time machines

The direction of physics research

Summary and concluding commentary.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and index.

ISBN:

9786612442827

9781282442825

1282442821

9789814271172

9814271179

OCLC:

613369058