Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

List of contents

Volume I: General Relativity and Geometry.- Preface.- 1: Differential Geometry for curved space-times. 2: Singularity theorems in Einstein's theory. 3: Black holes and other vacuum configurations. 4: Exact Solutions of General Relativity with matter.- Volume II: The Quantum and Gravity. 5: Quantum gravity effects, measurement and lensing. 6: Alternative views to Gravitation. 7: Particle production by space-time curvature. 8: Yang-Mills, strings, and other quantum fields. 9: Quantum cosmology.- Volume III: Relativistic Cosmology. 10: Temporal change of fundamental 'constants' and Kaluza-Klein cosmological models. 11: Universe models within Einstein's theory. 12: Non-linearities, averages, and limits of Universe models.- Author and Keyword Indexes to all three volumes.

Summary

Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities.

Product details

• Assisted by: C Smart (Editor), J C Smart (Editor), J. C. Smart (Editor), J.C. Smart (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.07.2009
• EAN: 9780875861326
• ISBN: 978-0-87586-132-6
• No. of pages: 394
• Weight: 748 g
• Illustrations: X, 394 p.
• Series: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research; Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; C, Education, Education, general, higher education, Educational Policy and Politics, Education and state, Educational strategies and policy