The Structure and Interpretation of Cosmology: Part I - General Relativistic Cosmology

dc.creatorMcCabe, Gordon
dc.date2005-03-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:29:27Z
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dc.descriptionThe purpose of this work is to review, clarify, and critically analyse modern mathematical cosmology. The emphasis is upon mathematical objects and structures, rather than numerical computations. This paper concentrates on general relativistic cosmology. The opening section reviews and clarifies the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker models of general relativistic cosmology, while Section 2 deals with the spatially homogeneous models. Particular attention is paid in these opening sections to the topological and geometrical aspects of cosmological models. Section 3 explains how the mathematical formalism can be linked with astronomical observation. In particular, the informal, observational notion of the celestial sphere is given a rigorous mathematical implementation. Part II of this work will concentrate on inflationary cosmology and quantum cosmology.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0503028
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0503028
dc.identifierStud.Hist.Philos.Mod.Phys. 35 (2004) 549-595
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2004.05.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/35222
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleThe Structure and Interpretation of Cosmology: Part I - General Relativistic Cosmology
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