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Expanding Universe

Expanding Universe

Expanding Universe

E. Schrödinger
January 1956
Unavailable - out of print April 2010
Hardback
9780521062213
Out of Print
Hardback
USD
Paperback

    Originally published in 1956, this book was based on a brief course of lectures delivered during the summer term of 1954 at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. It provides a concise interpretation of universe expansion and contemporary theories relating to it.

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    January 1956
    Hardback
    9780521062213
    0 pages
    0.269kg
    Unavailable - out of print April 2010

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Part I. The de Sitter Universe:
    • 1. Synthetic construction
    • 2. The reduced model: geodesics
    • 3. The elliptic interpretation
    • 4. The static frame
    • 5. The determination of parallaxes
    • 6. The Lemaître-Robertson frame
    • Part II. The Theory of Geodesics:
    • 7. On null geodesics
    • i. Determination of the parameter for null lines in special cases
    • ii. Frequency shift
    • 8. Free particles and light rays in general expanding spaces, flat or hyperspherical
    • i. Flat spaces
    • ii. Spherical spaces
    • iii. The red shift for spherical spaces
    • Part III. Waves in General Riemannian Space–Time:
    • 9. The nature of our approximation
    • 10. The Hamilton-Jacobi theory in a gravitational field
    • 11. Procuring approximate solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation from wave theory
    • Part IV. Waves in an Expanding Universe:
    • 12. General considerations
    • 13. Proper vibrations and wave parcels
    • Bibliography.
      Author
    • E. Schrödinger