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26. Distances in Cosmology and Theory of Relativity

Authors : Michel Marie Deza, Elena Deza

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The Universe is defined as the whole space-time continuum in which we exist, together with all the energy and matter within it.

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Metadata
Title
Distances in Cosmology and Theory of Relativity
Authors
Michel Marie Deza
Elena Deza
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Encyclopedia of Distances

Print ISBN: 978-3-662-44341-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-662-44342-2

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44342-2_26

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