Expanding Universe
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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9780521172172
102 pages
229 × 152 × 6 mm
0.16kg
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.
