Gravitation
Charles W. Misner Kip S. Thorne John Archibald Wheeler David I. Kaiser (Forord) Charles W. Misner (Introduksjon) Kip S. Thorne (Introduksjon)
"Kip S. Thorne, Co-Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics"
First published in 1973, Gravitation is a landmark graduate-level textbook that presents Einstein's general theory of relativity and offers a rigorous, full-year course on the physics of gravitation. Upon publication, Science called it "a pedagogic masterpiece," and it has since become a classic, considered essential reading for every serious student and researcher in the field of relativity. Les mer
This must-have reference for students and scholars of relativity includes a new preface by David Kaiser, reflecting on the history of the book's publication and reception, and a new introduction by Charles Misner and Kip Thorne, discussing exciting developments in the field since the book's original publication. * The book teaches students to:* Grasp the laws of physics in flat and curved spacetime* Predict orders of magnitude* Calculate using the principal tools of modern geometry* Understand Einstein's geometric framework for physics* Explore applications, including neutron stars, Schwarzschild and Kerr black holes, gravitational collapse, gravitational waves, cosmology, and so much more
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Princeton University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 1336
- ISBN
- 9780691177793
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 25 x 20 cm
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"Kip S. Thorne, Co-Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics"