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Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology
Authors: Perivolaropoulos, Leandros
Antoniou, Ioannis
Subject: NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS > ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS > INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM > DARK MATTER
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS > CELESTIAL MECHANICS > GRAVITATION
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS > CELESTIAL MECHANICS > RELATIVITY
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS > COSMOLOGY > BIG BANG THEORY
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS > COSMOLOGY > DARK ENERGY
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS > OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY > OBSERVATIONAL COSMOLOGY
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > GENERAL PHYSICS > GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > THE PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS > ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY
Keywords:
Special Relativity
Energy Momentum Tensor
Electromagnetic tensor
Curved Spacetime
Geodesics
Einstein Equations
Tests of General Relativity
The metric of the Universe
Friedmann Equations
Measuring distances in the Universe
Cosmological Constant
Cosmological Models
Cosmic Background Radiation
Dark Matter
Dark Energy
Cosmological Inflation
Quintessence
Description:
Abstract:
This book aims to cover the material taught in an advanced undergraduate introductory course in general relativity and cosmology which is taught in many physics departments of Greek universities as an elective course. The recent discoveries in the subject area of gravity-cosmology, its fundamental role in physics, and the spectacular developments in observations and theoretical models have made it moreattractive in a large amount of students. It stands out among similar books, as it contains more extensive topics and the latest developments in these fields. The book consists of 17 chapters. The first 4 chapters describe special relativity, electromagnetism, the momentum-energy tensor and mathematical concepts necessary for understanding theories. Chapters 5-10 cover general relativity, Einstein's equations, and observational confirmations of the theory. Chapter 11 describes the Schwarzschild solution and its properties. Chapters 12-17 are devoted to Cosmology. Chapters beginn from the basic principles, the best-known cosmological models, the ways of measuring distances in the universe and end up to the thermal history of the universe and the modern theories of dark matter and dark energy. At the same time, there is a description of the problems faced by the Big Bang model and the theories that exist to solve these problems are mentioned.
Linguistic Editors: Kanari, Vassiliki
Graphic Editors: Dedikousi, Stamatia
Type: Undergraduate textbook
Creation Date: 15-04-2023
Item Details:
ISBN 978-618-5726-31-7
License: Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-201
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/9346
Bibliographic Reference: Perivolaropoulos, L., & Antoniou, I. (2023). Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-201
Language: Greek
Consists of:
1. Special Theory of Relativity
2. Scalars, Vectors and Tensors
3. Electromagnetism in covariant form
4. Energy Momentum tensor
5. Introduction to General Relativity
6. Tensors and Curved Spacetime
7. Description of matter in General Relativity
8. The Einstein equation
9. Empty space with spherical symmetry
10. Observational confirmation of General relativity
11. Properties of the Schwarzschild solution
12. The metric of the Universe and Dynamical Equations
13. Cosmological Models
14. Measuring Cosmic Geometry
15. Contents and Thermal History of the Universe
16. Problems of the Big Bang Model - Inflationary Universe
17. Dark Energy
Number of pages 282
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions
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