Lectures on General Relativity, Cosmology and Quantum Black Holes

Lectures on General Relativity, Cosmology and Quantum Black HolesThis book is a rigorous text for students in physics and mathematics requiring an introduction to the implications and interpretation of general relativity in areas of cosmology. Readers of this text will be well prepared to follow the theoretical developments in the field and undertake research projects as part of an MSc or PhD programme.

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