文档介绍：Tai L. Chow
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Gravity, Black Holes,
and the Very Early Universe
An Introduction to General Relativity
and Cosmology
Gravity, Black Holes, and the Very Early Universe
Tai L. Chow
California State University Stanislaus
Turlock, CA
USA
ISBN-13: 978-0-387-73629-7 e-ISBN-13: 978-0-387-73631-0
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007936678
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Contents
About the Author .................................................. vii
Preface ............................................................ ix
1BasicIdeasofGeneralRelativity................................. 1
Inadequacy of Special Relativity . . ............................ 1
Einstein’s Principle of Equivalence . . . . . . . ..................... 3
Immediate Consequences of the Principle of Equivalence . . . . . . . . . 7
The Bending of a Light Beam . . . . . ..................... 7
Gravitational Shift of Spectral Lines
(Gravitational Redshift) . . . ............................ 8
The Curved Space-Time Concept . ............................ 8
The Principle of General Covariance . . . . . ..................... 12
Distance and Time Intervals .