General relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics, and is of major importance in its applications to cosmology. Plebanski and Krasinski are experts in the field and provide a thorough introduction to general relativity, guiding the reader through complete derivations of the most important results. Providing coverage from a unique viewpoint, geometrical, physical and astrophysical properties of inhomogeneous cosmological models are all systematically and clearly presented, allowing the reader to follow and verify all derivations. Many topics are included that are not found in other textbooks.
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...an excellent high-level textbook that includes a number of topics that are not to be readily found elsewhere. I recommend it very highly for students who have studied General Relativity already... and who would like to gain a deeper mathematical insight into the subject.
Alan Heavens, The Observatory
"... A fairly comprehensive treatise in the field of relativity and cosmology. It covers topics seldom or never seen in textbooks of this kind and is therefore valuable for researchers."
Sigbjorn Hervik, Mathematical Reviews
"... an impressive and coherent account of many aspects of contemporary General Relativity theory."
Contemporary Physics
Alan Heavens, The Observatory
"... A fairly comprehensive treatise in the field of relativity and cosmology. It covers topics seldom or never seen in textbooks of this kind and is therefore valuable for researchers."
Sigbjorn Hervik, Mathematical Reviews
"... an impressive and coherent account of many aspects of contemporary General Relativity theory."
Contemporary Physics
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General relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics, and is of major importance in its applications to cosmology. Plebanski and Krasinski are experts in the field and here they provide a thorough introduction to general relativity, guiding the reader through complete derivations of the most important results and covering topics not found in other textbooks. For advanced undergraduates and graduates in physics and astronomy, this textbook will enable students to develop expertise in the mathematical techniques necessary to study general relativity.
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- The Big Bang by James Lake on 4 pages
- General Relativity and Gravitation (Fundamental Theories of Physics) by B. Bertotti in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Theory of Relativity: & Other Essays by Albert Einstein in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Relativity: The Special Theory by John Lighton Synge in Back Matter
- Relativity and Cosmology by H. P. Robertson in Back Matter
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