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General relativity and the Einstein equations

By Yvonne , Choquet-Bruhat

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0199230722, 9780199230723, 9780191552267, 0191552267
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5762914 bytes)
Series
Oxford mathematical monographs
Edition
1
Pages
785\812
Library
kolxoz
Time added
2016-05-22 07:20:00

Description

General Relativity has passed all experimental and observational tests to model the motion of isolated bodies with strong gravitational fields, though the mathematical and numerical study of these motions is still in its infancy. It is believed that General Relativity models our cosmos, with a manifold of dimensions possibly greater than four and debatable topology opening a vast field of investigation for mathematicians and physicists alike. Remarkable conjectures have been proposed, many results have been obtained but many fundamental questions remain open. In this monograph, aimed at researchers in mathematics and physics, the author overviews the basic ideas in General Relativity, introduces the necessary mathematics and discusses some of the key open questions in the field.

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