Problems in relativistic and steady-state cosmology

This thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter I. The conceptual problems that arise from the use of the calculus of variations in Riemannian spaces are stated and solved, with topological significance indicated. A derivation of the identities satisfied by every scalar field is given in detail and t...

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Main Author: Dolan, Patrick
Published: Royal Holloway, University of London 1964
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.703918