Gravity, a geometrical course. Volume 2, Black holes, cosmology and introduction to supergravity / by Pietro Giuseppe Fré.

'Gravity, a Geometrical Course' presents general relativity (GR) in a systematic and exhaustive way, covering three aspects that are homogenized into a single texture: i) the mathematical, geometrical foundations, exposed in a self consistent contemporary formalism, ii) the main physical,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Frè, P.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht ; London : Springer, 2013.
Subjects:	Gravitation. Relativity (Physics) Mathematical physics. Black holes (Astronomy) Cosmology. Supergravity. cosmology. SCIENCE > Mechanics > General. SCIENCE > Mechanics > Solids. Cosmology Gravitation Mathematical physics Supergravity
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Table of Contents:

Acknowledgement
Preface
1
Introduction
2. Extended Space-Times, Causal Structure and Penrose Diagrams
3. Rotating Black-Holes and Thermodynamics
4. Cosmology: a Historical Outline from Kant to WMAP and Planck
5. Cosmology and General Relativity: Mathematical Description of the Universe
6. Supergravity: the Principles
7. The Branes: Three Viewpoints
8. Supergravity: a Bestiary in Diverse Dimensions
9. Supergravity: an Anthology of Solutions
10. Conclusion of Volume Two
Appendix A. Spinors and gamma matrix algebra
Appendix B. Auxiliary tools for p-brane actions
Apprndix C. Auxiliary information about some superalgebras
Appendix D. Mathematica Package NOVAMANIFOLDA
Appendix E. Examples of the use of the package NOVAMANIFOLDA
Index.

Gravity, a geometrical course. Volume 2, Black holes, cosmology and introduction to supergravity / by Pietro Giuseppe Fré.

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