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  3. Inhomogeneous Cosmological Models
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
May 2010
Print publication year:
1997
Online ISBN:
9780511721694
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511721694
Subjects:
Physics and Astronomy, Cosmology, Relativity and Gravitation, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics
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Book description

This volume provides a comprehensive survey of our understanding of the universe based on the exact solutions of the theory of relativity. More precisely, it describes those models that fit with astronomical observations of galaxy clusters, cosmic voids and other key features of our universe. This authoritative account achieves two important goals. First, it collects together all independently derived cosmological solutions since the birth of relativity in 1915 to 1997, and clearly shows how they are interrelated. Secondly, it presents a coherent overview of the physical properties of these inhomogeneous models. It demonstrates, for instance, that the formation of voids and the interaction of the cosmic microwave background radiation with matter in the universe can be explained by exact solutions of the Einstein equations, without the need for approximations. This book will be of particular interest to graduates and researchers in gravity, relativity and theoretical cosmology as well as historians of science.

Reviews

‘… a valuable summary for students of the subject.’

Source: Irish Astronomical Journal

‘The author has produced a definitive book that should be read by anyone who intends to research the solutions of Einstein’s General Relativistic field equations …’

Stuart Clark Source: Astronomy Now

‘… if you … want to have a mathematically, historically and astrophysically competent up-to-date source for details on the dynamics of cosmological models within General Relativity Theory, I cannot give you better advice than to consult this book.’

Hans-Jürgen Schmidt Source: General Relativity and Gravitation

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