List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Preliminaries; 2. The Szekeres-Szafron family of solutions; 3. Physics and cosmology in an inhomogeneous universe; 4. The Stephani-Barnes family of solutions; 5. Solutions with null radiation; 6. Solutions with a 'stiff fluid'/scalar field source; 7. Other solutions; 8. Averaging out inhomogeneities of geometry and matter in cosmological models; 9. Comments; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
A comprehensive survey of our understanding of the Universe based on the exact solutions of the theory of relativity.
'... a valuable summary for students of the subject.' Irish Astronomical Journal 'The author has produced a definitive book that should be read by anyone who intends to research the solutions of Einstein's General Relativistic field equations ...' Stuart Clark, Astronomy Now '... if you ... want to have a mathematically, historically and astrophysically competent up-to-date source for details on the dynamics of cosmological models within General Relativity Theory, I cannot give you better advice than to consult this book.' Hans-Jurgen Schmidt, General Relativity and Gravitation
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