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Relativity, Astrophysics and Cosmology
W. . Ed(S): Israel
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Description for Relativity, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Paperback. Proceedings of the Summer School, held August 14-26, 1972, at the Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada Editor(s): Israel, W. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
The 1972 Banff lectures attempted a systematic exposition of the ideas underlying recent developments in general relativity and its astronomical applications at a level accessible and useful to graduate students having some previous acquaintance with the subject. To our regret, it was not possible to include any printed record of Peebles' beautiful lectures on observational cosmology or of the many stimulating seminars on special topics contributed by the participants. What remains is nevertheless a reason ably self-contained and compact introduction to Einstein's theory in its modern in carnation, and we hope it will be found useful by the many physicists, ... Read more
The 1972 Banff lectures attempted a systematic exposition of the ideas underlying recent developments in general relativity and its astronomical applications at a level accessible and useful to graduate students having some previous acquaintance with the subject. To our regret, it was not possible to include any printed record of Peebles' beautiful lectures on observational cosmology or of the many stimulating seminars on special topics contributed by the participants. What remains is nevertheless a reason ably self-contained and compact introduction to Einstein's theory in its modern in carnation, and we hope it will be found useful by the many physicists, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401026413
SKU
V9789401026413
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