Relativity, gravitation and cosmology [electronic resource] : a basic introduction / Ta-Pei Cheng. Cheng, Ta-Pei. Relativity (Physics) Gravitation. Cosmology. QC173.55 530.11 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. An introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativity, this work is structured so that interesting applications, such as gravitational lensing, black holes and cosmology, can be presented without the readers having to first learn the difficult mathematics of tensor calculus. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xiii, 435 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199573639.001.0001 eng Oxford master series in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology Oxford master series in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.