General Course on the Universe: from Einstein to Hawking

At the beginning of the 20th century, many physicists believed that the building of physics had been basically completed, leaving only tinkering work. But the subsequent birth of the theory of relativity and quantum theory brought physics into a new stage of development and profoundly affected humankind's understanding of space and time. This book takes Einstein and his theory of relativity as the starting point to introduce new developments in physics. The book can be divided into three parts: the first part starts from the beginning of modern physics in the 20th century and introduces Einstein's life and special and general relativity; the second part extends from the theory of relativity and introduces the evolution of stars and the universe, as well as dense celestial bodies in the universe; the third part mainly introduces the black hole theory and Hawking's lifetime contributions. This book is derived from Professor Zhao Zheng's courses on the online platform. It retains the original flavor of the classroom, the language is vivid and interesting, easy to understand, and the content is in-depth and simple. It is suitable for middle school students, college students and other physics enthusiasts who are interested in the development of modern physics to read.