From boud w astro.uni.torun.pl  Thu Nov 12 17:04:35 2009
From: boud w astro.uni.torun.pl (Boud Roukema)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:04:35 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Cosmo-torun] textbook by Paddy: "Gravitation" (CUP)
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0911121658460.30592@adjani.astro.uni.torun.pl>

hi Cfalib, cosmo-torun,

i think that Cfalib should order Paddy's new book on gravitation for
our library, depending on when there's money available. Often at the
end of the year there's budget money that needs to be spent, and the
book doesn't seem very expensive anyway (though "c." probably means
"circa" = $\sim$, which maybe means they'll increase the price if the
book gets good reviews or if people pre-order it?).  See the summary
at GRTOC.pdf - link below.

Any thoughts?


pozdr
boud


> Gravitation: Foundations and Frontiers
> T. Padmanabhan
> 
> [To be published by Cambridge University Press, January 2010.]
> 
> The book can be ordered from this site: 
> http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521882231
> 
> DESCRIPTION:
> 
> This is a comprehensive advanced level textbook on Gravitation. The front 
> matter (table of contents etc.) is available as a pdf file here:
> 
> http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~paddy/books/GRTOC.pdf
> 
> Covering all aspects of gravitation in a contemporary style, this advanced 
> textbook is ideal for graduate students and researchers in all areas of 
> theoretical physics. The 'Foundation' section develops the formalism in six 
> chapters, and uses it in the next four chapters to discuss four key 
> applications - spherical spacetimes, black holes, gravitational waves and 
> cosmology. The six chapters in the 'Frontier' section describe cosmological 
> perturbation theory, quantum fields in curved spacetime, and the Hamiltonian 
> structure of general relativity, among several other advanced topics, some of 
> which are covered in-depth for the first time in a textbook. The modular 
> structure of the book allows different sections to be combined to suit a 
> variety of courses. Over 200 exercises are included to test and develop the 
> reader's understanding. There are also over 30 projects, which help readers 
> make the transition from the book to their own original research.
> 
> HIGHLIGHTS:
> 
> * Develops the formalism and uses it to discuss four key applications - 
> spherical spacetimes, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology.
> 
> * Describes several advanced topics, some of which are covered in-depth for the 
> first time in a textbook.
> 
> * Different sections can be easily combined to meet the needs of a variety of 
> courses.



From boud w astro.uni.torun.pl  Thu Nov 12 17:10:17 2009
From: boud w astro.uni.torun.pl (Boud Roukema)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:10:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Cosmo-torun] workshop next week Fri 20.11.2009
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0911121704370.30592@adjani.astro.uni.torun.pl>

hi all,

i forgot to announce a research workshop yesterday (2 days before
Friday), so IMHO the best is to wait till Fri next week. i'll do my
best to announce something by Wednesday...  Any volunteers? Please
volunteer directly on the list :) or at least tell me by another method.

pozdr
boud



From cfalib w astro.uni.torun.pl  Fri Nov 13 09:55:28 2009
From: cfalib w astro.uni.torun.pl (Karolina Zawada)
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:55:28 +0100
Subject: [Cosmo-torun] textbook by Paddy: "Gravitation" (CUP)
References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0911121658460.30592@adjani.astro.uni.torun.pl>
Message-ID: <006301ca643f$0c2aa8c0$32064b9e@BIBLIOTEKA>

Amazon.com gives 85$ - Price Guarantee plus a commission for Polish 
agent/company (c.10%)

Pozdrawiam,
kz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boud Roukema" <boud w astro.uni.torun.pl>
To: <cfalib w astro.uni.torun.pl>
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Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 5:04 PM
Subject: textbook by Paddy: "Gravitation" (CUP)


> hi Cfalib, cosmo-torun,
>
> i think that Cfalib should order Paddy's new book on gravitation for
> our library, depending on when there's money available. Often at the
> end of the year there's budget money that needs to be spent, and the
> book doesn't seem very expensive anyway (though "c." probably means
> "circa" = $\sim$, which maybe means they'll increase the price if the
> book gets good reviews or if people pre-order it?).  See the summary
> at GRTOC.pdf - link below.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
> pozdr
> boud
>
>
>> Gravitation: Foundations and Frontiers
>> T. Padmanabhan
>>
>> [To be published by Cambridge University Press, January 2010.]
>>
>> The book can be ordered from this site: 
>> http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521882231
>>
>> DESCRIPTION:
>>
>> This is a comprehensive advanced level textbook on Gravitation. The front 
>> matter (table of contents etc.) is available as a pdf file here:
>>
>> http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~paddy/books/GRTOC.pdf
>>
>> Covering all aspects of gravitation in a contemporary style, this 
>> advanced textbook is ideal for graduate students and researchers in all 
>> areas of theoretical physics. The 'Foundation' section develops the 
>> formalism in six chapters, and uses it in the next four chapters to 
>> discuss four key applications - spherical spacetimes, black holes, 
>> gravitational waves and cosmology. The six chapters in the 'Frontier' 
>> section describe cosmological perturbation theory, quantum fields in 
>> curved spacetime, and the Hamiltonian structure of general relativity, 
>> among several other advanced topics, some of which are covered in-depth 
>> for the first time in a textbook. The modular structure of the book 
>> allows different sections to be combined to suit a variety of courses. 
>> Over 200 exercises are included to test and develop the reader's 
>> understanding. There are also over 30 projects, which help readers make 
>> the transition from the book to their own original research.
>>
>> HIGHLIGHTS:
>>
>> * Develops the formalism and uses it to discuss four key applications - 
>> spherical spacetimes, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology.
>>
>> * Describes several advanced topics, some of which are covered in-depth 
>> for the first time in a textbook.
>>
>> * Different sections can be easily combined to meet the needs of a 
>> variety of courses. 



From boud w astro.uni.torun.pl  Wed Nov 18 18:38:11 2009
From: boud w astro.uni.torun.pl (Boud Roukema)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:38:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Cosmo-torun] (1) workshop 15.00 Fri 20.11.2009 - another way to
 select comoving 3-space; (2) Festiwal 2010
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0911181716430.25332@adjani.astro.uni.torun.pl>

witam cosmo-torun

(1) Research workshop!

    title: Another way to select comoving 3-space
    speaker: boud
    when/where: Friday 15.00 godz. 20.11.2009 @KRA.

This topic will be different to my Monday KRA seminar. My Monday talk
is about stuff on ArXiv.org and already peer-reviewed. Friday is for
research-under-progress presentation/discussion - that's the idea, after
all.


(2) We have to announce FNiS2010 (science festival) proposals by
Monday 23 Nov!!!

Anyone interested in us doing something together, please speak up
quickly, and we can briefly discuss it on Friday face-to-face (or
tomorrow Thurs @KRA). Here's my proposal for what i'd like to talk
about:
    http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/FestiwalNauki2010


pozdr
boud



From boud w astro.uni.torun.pl  Wed Nov 25 20:58:12 2009
From: boud w astro.uni.torun.pl (Boud Roukema)
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:58:12 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Cosmo-torun] workshop 15.00 Fri 27.11.2009 - Stephani models:
 curvature evolution (beyond FLRW)
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References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0911181716430.25332@adjani.astro.uni.torun.pl>
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witam cosmo-torun

Research workshop!

     title: curvature evolution: Stephani models = beyond FLRW
     speaker: boud
     when/where: Friday 15.00 godz. 27.11.2009 @KRA.

abstract:
     The FLRW models assume that comoving curvature is
     frozen. Inflationary motivations and models try to justify
     flatness and homogeneity, but nevertheless assume that comoving
     curvature is hardwired. Wouldn't it be more realistic to consider
     the possibilities of curvature evolution rather than hardwiring
     it? The Stephani models constitute a class of exact solutions in
     which the curvature of spatial sections can evolve. Could they
     help us get a better model of the real Universe?
     http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9908019 Sussman
     http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0403534 Godlowski, Stermach, Szydlowski
     http://arxiv.org/abs/0902.2899  Dabrowski
     http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0008089  Chris A. Clarkson Glasgow PhD


BTW: Feel free to look at these articles, or at least their abstracts.
      i've only read a little, so other people may see other interesting
      things that i have missed, to make a more interesting discussion.

pozdr
boud