Gravitation
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ISBN : 9780716703440
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Gravitation
This landmark text offers a rigorous full-year graduate level course on gravitation physics, teaching students to:
• Grasp the laws of physics in flat spacetime
• Predict orders of magnitude
• Calculate using the principal tools of modern geometry
• Predict all levels of precision
• Understand Einstein's geometric framework for physics
• Explore applications, including pulsars and neutron stars, cosmology, the Schwarzschild geometry and gravitational collapse, and gravitational waves
• Probe experimental tests of Einstein's theory
• Tackle advanced topics such as superspace and quantum geometrodynamics
The book offers a unique, alternating two-track pathway through the subject:
• In many chapters, material focusing on basic physical ideas is designated as
Track 1. These sections together make an appropriate one-term advanced/graduate level course (mathematical prerequisites: vector analysis and simple partial-differential equations). The book is printed to make it easy for readers to identify these sections.
• The remaining Track 2 material provides a wealth of advanced topics instructors can draw from to flesh out a two-term course, with Track 1 sections serving as prerequisites.
Specifications of Gravitation
GENERAL | |
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Author | Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, John Archibald Wheeler |
Binding | Paperback |
Language | English |
ISBN-10 | 0716703440 |
ISBN-13 | 9780716703440 |
Publisher | W. H. Freeman |
Number Of Pages | 1279 |
Publication Date | 1973-09-15 |
DIMENSIONS | |
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Height | 10 inch. |
Length | 7.92 inch. |
Width | 2.25 inch. |
Weight | 5.64 pounds. |
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