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Relativity & Cosmology
Author(s): John Wesley Gardner (Author)
- Publication Date: 2 Jan. 2017
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: B01N9NXCAB
Book Description
This book provides an introduction to relativity and cosmology, suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduates in physics, math and astronomy. The book is written in two main parts, the first covering relativity and the second covering cosmology. The book begins with non-relativistic physics, and progresses on to the topics of spacetime and relativistic kinematics, special and general relativity, and electromagnetism and linearized gravity. The second part of the book covers cosmology. It begins with a review of the history of modern cosmology, followed by a detailed derivation of linear cosmological perturbation equations, and lastly, deals with anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background (CBM) and cosmological parameter estimation. Easy-to-follow derivations are provided throughout, and an appendix provides an overview of the relevant mathematical background.
