The growth of cosmology into a precision science represents one of
the most remarkable stories of the past century. Much has been
written chronicling this development, but rarely has any of it
focused on the most critical element of this work-the cosmic
spacetime itself. Addressing this lacuna is the principal focus of
this book, documenting the growing body of evidence compelling
us-not only to use this famous solution to Einstein's equations in
order to refine the current paradigm, but-to probe its foundation
at a much deeper level. Its excursion from the smallest to largest
possible scales insightfully reveals an emerging link between the
Universe we behold and the established tenets of our most
fundamental physical theories. Key Features: Uncovers the critical
link between the Local Flatness Theorem in general relativity and
the symmetries informing the spacetime's metric coefficients
Develops a physical explanation for some of the most unpalatable
coincidences in cosmology Provides a sober assessment of the
horizon problems precluding our full understanding of the early
Universe Reveals a possible explanation for the origin of rest-mass
energy in Einstein's theory In spite of its technical layout, this
book does not shy away from introducing the principal players who
have made the most enduring contributions to this field. Anyone
with a graduate level foundation in physics and astronomy will be
able to easily follow its contents.
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