{"product_id":"homogeneous-relativistic-cosmologies-9780691618197","title":"Homogeneous Relativistic Cosmologies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing a variety of theoretical cosmological problems, and emphasizing a mathematical approach, this volume nicely complements Peebles' Physical Cosmology (Princeton Series in Physics, 1971). Ryan and Shepley have concentrated on the structure of models of the universe. By using a modern terminology that emphasizes the operator nature of vector\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Table of Contents, pg. ix*1. Cosmology: The Study of Universes, pg. 1*2. Geometry In the Language of Forms, pg. 11*3. Spacetime and Fluid Flow, pg. 40*4. Friedmann-Robertson-Walker Models: Begin with a Bang, pg. 57*5. Singularities in a Spacetime, pg. 74*6. Isometries of Space and Spacetime, pg. 96*7. Universes Homogeneous in Space and Time, pg. 118*8. T-Nut-M Space - Open to Closed to Open, pg. 132*9. The General Spatially Homogeneous Model in the Synchronous System, pg. 147*10. Singularities in Spatially Homogeneous Models, pg. 163*11. Hamiltonian Cosmology, pg. 182*12. Type I Models and Type IX Models - The Simplest and the Most Interesting, pg. 201*13. Numerical Techniques, pg. 221*14. Astrophysical Studies in Anisotropic Type I Models, pg. 237*15. Final Remarks: What Is, What Is Not, and What Should Be, pg. 260*Exercises and Problems, pg. 273*Bibliography, pg. 288*Index, pg. 316","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53733866766679,"sku":"9780691618197","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/homogeneous-relativistic-cosmologies-9780691618197","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}