TY - BOOK AU - Cooperstock,F. TI - General relativistic dynamics: extending Einstein's legacy throughout the universe SN - 9789814271165 AV - QC 173.6 C67.2009 PY - 2009///, CY - Singapore, Hackensack, NJ PB - World Scientific KW - General relativity (Physics) KW - Relatividad general (Física) KW - Gravity KW - Gravedad KW - Gravitational fields KW - Campos gravitacionales KW - Galaxies KW - Galaxias N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice; Introduction -- Essentials of special relativity -- Bondi's K-calculus approach to special relativity -- Essentials of general relativity -- Schwarzschild solution and its consequences -- Gravitational waves -- The normal scales of physics and the Planck scale -- General relativistic cosmology -- Motion of stars in the galaxy -- Clusters of galaxies -- Closed timelike curves and time machines -- The direction of physics research -- Summary and concluding commentary ER -