Errata for Gravitation and Cosmology book by Steven Weinberg

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the existence of errata for Steven Weinberg's book "Gravitation and Cosmology." Participants are seeking information on any official or unofficial corrections to the text, as well as sharing potential errors they have identified.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about the availability of an errata for Weinberg's book.
  • Another participant mentions unsuccessful attempts to find errata through online searches.
  • A participant asserts that none of Weinberg's books has an errata and encourages others to report any errors they find.
  • A later reply provides a link to a corrections file for the Cosmology book and expresses a hope that mistakes will be identified and corrected over time.
  • One participant points out a specific error in the Cosmology book regarding a footnote that incorrectly states a distance in light years instead of megaparsecs, referencing a source that confirms the intended unit.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not appear to reach a consensus on the existence of an official errata, and multiple views on the identification of errors remain. The discussion is unresolved regarding the completeness of corrections for the books.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about the accuracy of specific claims and the existence of an errata, indicating that further verification may be needed.

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Does someone know of an official or unofficial errata for the above book of Weinberg?
 
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Obviously tried googling it, and find as of yet nothing.
 
I do no thing any of Weinberg's books has an errata. So from this perspective, if you find something which may be plain wrong, spell it here.
 
Well, the Cosmology book has a corrections' file here:
http://zippy.ph.utexas.edu/~weinberg/swcorrections.pdf

I plan to read the Cosmology and Gravitation book after I am finished with Schutz's book.
I hope all the mistakes if there are will be found and corrected; But progress will be rather slow.
 
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MathematicalPhysicist said:
Well, the Cosmology book has a corrections' file here:
http://zippy.ph.utexas.edu/~weinberg/swcorrections.pdf

I plan to read the Cosmology and Gravitation book after I am finished with Schutz's book.
I hope all the mistakes if there are will be found and corrected; But progress will be rather slow.
On the very first page, footnote 2: "The Sloan Digital Sky Survey provides evidence that the distribution of galaxies is homogeneous on scales larger than about 300 light years[...]" Of course, he meant Mly. Checking the reference (Yadav et al. 2005), it's indeed 60− 70h-1 Mpc.
 

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