Gravity, Black Holes, and the Very Early Universe: An Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology

by Tai L. Chow and CHOW

Book Overview

Professor Tai Chow presents the most exciting topics in contemporary astrophysics and lays out the basic ideas of Einstein, including his law of gravitation. He explains the physics behind black holes, and weaves into this an absorbing account of the structure of the universe and the science of cosmology, including presenting the various models of the Big Bang, the Inflationary Universe, and the Unification of Forces. Travel with the author down...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387736298
• ISBN13: 9780387736297
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"