Inhomogeneous Cosmological Models

A comprehensive survey of our understanding of the Universe based on the exact solutions of the theory of relativity.

List of contents

List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Preliminaries; 2. The Szekeres-Szafron family of solutions; 3. Physics and cosmology in an inhomogeneous universe; 4. The Stephani-Barnes family of solutions; 5. Solutions with null radiation; 6. Solutions with a 'stiff fluid'/scalar field source; 7. Other solutions; 8. Averaging out inhomogeneities of geometry and matter in cosmological models; 9. Comments; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

A comprehensive survey of our understanding of the Universe based on the exact solutions of the theory of relativity.

Product details

• Authors: Andrzej Krasi Ski, Krasi&, Andrzej Krasi&324 Ski, Andrzej Krasinski, Andrzej Krasiński
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.06.1997
• EAN: 9780521481809
• ISBN: 978-0-521-48180-9
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 255 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 863 g
• Illustrations: 23 b/w illus., Zeichnungen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Physics, Cosmology and the universe, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology