General relativity, astrophysics, and cosmology Book

	Preface
Pt. I	The General Theory of Relativity	1
1	Introduction	3
2	Tensor Calculus and Riemannian Geometry	9
3	Einstein's Field Equations	35
4	The Schwarzschild Metric and Crucial Tests	52
5	Electromagnetism in General Relativity	79
6	Axially Symmetric Fields	87
7	The Kerr Metric or the Rotating Black Hole	98
8	The Energy-Momentum Pseudotensor of the Gravitational Field and Loss of Energy by Gravitational Radiation	105
9	Analysis of the Observational Data of the Hulse-Taylor Pulsar. Confirmation of the Einstein Quadrupole Radiation Formula	114
Pt. II	Relativistic Astrophysics	121
10	White Dwarf Stars	123
11	Stellar Evolution, Supernovae, and Compact Objects	138
12	Pulsars	144
13	Spherically Symmetric Star Models	159
14	Black Holes	175
15	Accretion onto Compact Objects	192
Pt. III	Cosmology	207
16	The Standard Cosmological Model	209
17	The Singularity Problem	228
18	Thermal History of the Universe - Cosmological Nucleosynthesis	235
19	Structure Formation in the Universe	243
20	Grand Unified Theory and Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking	253
21	The Inflationary Scenario	264
22	Concluding Remarks	275
App	Differential Forms	278
	References	285
	Bibliography	289
	Index	293