Singular General Relativity

Singular General Relativity
Author: Ovidiu Cristinel Stoica
Publisher: Minkowski Institute Press
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2015-04-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781927763346

This Thesis deals with recent progress regarding singularities in General Relativity. Singularities are predicted by the theory, but raise difficult problems, because they make the usual equations to be plagued with infinities and to break down. To resolve some of these problems, extensions of differential geometry and of Einstein's equation to singularities were needed, and were constructed by the author. This generalization works easily at the Big-Bang singularity, which gained by this a description in terms of finite quantities which have both geometric and physical meaning. Moreover, a large class of Big-Bang singularities which are not necessarily homogeneous or isotropic is presented. In addition, these singularities satisfy the Weyl curvature hypothesis, emitted by Penrose to explain the arrow of time. The black hole singularities apparently are more difficult to deal with, but by applying a special procedure they turn out as well to admit a description in terms of finite quantities. In addition, these singularities exhibit a (geo)metric dimensional reduction, which might act as a regulator for the quantum fields, including for quantum gravity, in the high-energy limit. This opens the perspective of perturbative quantum gravity without modifying General Relativity.

Geometry of Manifolds

Geometry of Manifolds
Author:
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2011-08-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0080873278

Geometry of Manifolds

The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time

The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time
Author: Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 567
Release: 2015
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107074061

Roberto Mangabeira Unger and Lee Smolin argue for a revolution in our cosmological ideas. Ideal for non-scientists, physicists and cosmologists.

A First Course in General Relativity

A First Course in General Relativity
Author: Bernard Schutz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2009-05-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0521887054

Second edition of a widely-used textbook providing the first step into general relativity for undergraduate students with minimal mathematical background.

Relativistic Cosmology

Relativistic Cosmology
Author: George F. R. Ellis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 637
Release: 2012-03-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0521381150

Surveying key developments and open issues in cosmology for graduate students and researchers, this book focuses on the general concepts and relations that underpin the standard model of the Universe. It also examines anisotropic and inhomogeneous models, and deeper issues, such as quantum cosmology and the multiverse proposal.

The Analysis of Space-Time Singularities

The Analysis of Space-Time Singularities
Author: C. J. S. Clarke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1993
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521437967

The different possible singularities are defined and the mathematical methods needed to extend the space-time are described in detail in this book. Results obtained (many appearing here for the first time) show that singularities are associated with a lack of smoothness in the Riemann tensor.

Advanced General Relativity

Advanced General Relativity
Author: Claude Barrabès
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2013-05-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0199680698

The book covers mainstream topics at research level involving gravitational waves, spinning particles, and black holes, suitable for graduates and early postgraduates exploring avenues into research in general relativity.

Einstein's Unification

Einstein's Unification
Author: Jeroen van Dongen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2010-06-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139643924

Why did Einstein tirelessly study unified field theory for more than thirty years? In this book, the author argues that Einstein believed he could find a unified theory of all of nature's forces by repeating the methods he thought he had used when he formulated general relativity. The book discusses Einstein's route to the general theory of relativity, focusing on the philosophical lessons that he learnt. It then addresses his quest for a unified theory for electromagnetism and gravity, discussing in detail his efforts with Kaluza-Klein and, surprisingly, the theory of spinors. From these perspectives, Einstein's critical stance towards the quantum theory comes to stand in a new light. This book will be of interest to physicists, historians and philosophers of science.

Introduction to General Relativity, Black Holes, and Cosmology

Introduction to General Relativity, Black Holes, and Cosmology
Author: Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2015
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0199666466

A precise yet simple introduction to the foundations and main consequences of General Relativity. The first five chapters from Choquet-Bruhat's General Relativity and the Einstein Equations (2008) have been updated with new sections and chapters on black holes, gravitational waves, singularities and more to form this textbook.