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Ta-Pei Cheng
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Univ. of Missouri - St. Louis
My field is theoretical particle physics (see my curriculum vitae). For an introduction of the subject, see my co-authored books:
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  • "Gauge Theory of Elementary Particle Physics"   (Oxford University Press, 1984;  paperback  1988;  Russian  translation  1989; Chinese issue 2008)
  • "Gauge Theory of Elementary Particle Physics: Problems and Solutions(Oxford, 2000)

My GR book: Relativity Gravitation & Cosmology: a Basic Introduction (Oxford Masters Series in Physics) is an introduction to Einstein’s general theory of relativity for readers with an undergraduate math background, and includes discussion of recent development in cosmology, issues like dark matter, dark energy, and the accelerating universe, etc. I have just completed the second edition, revising most chapters, adding one new chapter on special relativity and one on black holes as well as updating on GR tests, such as the double pulsar system, and latest cosmological data. It should be availabe by January 2010. 

For those interested in viewing my talk: "Dark Energy in the Accelerating Universe", one can choose the PowerPoint format or the pdf black/white slides.

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