A general introduction to the initial value problem for Einstein's equations coupled to collisionless matter. The book contains a proof of future stability of m

The standard starting point in cosmology is the cosmological principle; the assumption that the universe is spatially homogeneous and isotropic. After imposing

Accelerating Expansion explores some of the philosophical implications of modern cosmology, focused on the significance that the discovery of the accelerating e

The articles included in this Volume represent a broad and highly qualified view on the present state of general relativity, quantum gravity, and their cosmolog

This book, dedicated to Roger Penrose, is a second, mathematically oriented course in general relativity. It contains extensive references and occasional excurs