Einstein's general theory of relativity: With modern applications in cosmology

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity: With Modern Applications in Cosmology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-538

  Grøn, Øyvind ^a,b   Hervik, Sigbjørn ^c  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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COSMOLOGY; GRAVITATION;

ANISOTROPIC MODELS; EINSTEIN GRAVITY; EINSTEIN'S FIELD EQUATIONS; GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY; KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY; MODERN APPLICATIONS; PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS; RELATIVITY THEORY;

RELATIVITY;

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-69200-5     Document Type: Book

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