Relativity and Cosmology

Encompassing the many exciting advances which have occured in the applications of general relativity to problems in stellar structure and cosmology, this lucid book provides a nonmathematical introduction to topics of current interest in astronomy and physics. After explining the theory of relativity, the author describes many of the fascinating applications of general relativity. The latest astronomical observations - particularly with regard to galaxies and quasars - are discussed, including black holes, white holes, the "Einstein-Rosen Bridge," the Kerr solution to the field equations for a black hole, and Krusal diagrams. --- from book's back cover