Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

Résumé
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities.

Contenu
Volume I: General Relativity and Geometry.- Preface.- 1: Differential Geometry for curved space-times. 2: Singularity theorems in Einstein's theory. 3: Black holes and other vacuum configurations. 4: Exact Solutions of General Relativity with matter.- Volume II: The Quantum and Gravity. 5: Quantum gravity effects, measurement and lensing. 6: Alternative views to Gravitation. 7: Particle production by space-time curvature. 8: Yang-Mills, strings, and other quantum fields. 9: Quantum cosmology.- Volume III: Relativistic Cosmology. 10: Temporal change of fundamental 'constants' and Kaluza-Klein cosmological models. 11: Universe models within Einstein's theory. 12: Non-linearities, averages, and limits of Universe models.- Author and Keyword Indexes to all three volumes.