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Einstein’s Equations, Cosmology, and Astrophysics

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A compact, pedagogical review of our present understanding of the universe as based on general relativity is given. This includes the uniform models, with special reference to the cosmological constant; and the equations for spherically-symmetric systems, in a particularly convenient form that aids their application to astrophysics. New ideas in research are also outlined, notably involving extra dimensions.

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Abbreviations

FRW:

Friedmann–Robertson–Walker

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, N2L 4G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Paul S. Wesson

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  1. Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, 16802, University Park, PA, USA

    Abhay Ashtekar

  2. Institute for Foundational Studies Hermann Minkowski, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Vesselin Petkov

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Wesson, P.S. (2014). Einstein’s Equations, Cosmology, and Astrophysics. In: Ashtekar, A., Petkov, V. (eds) Springer Handbook of Spacetime. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41992-8_28

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