Your Physics Library 3; Relativity and Other Books

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  • Introduction To General Relativity And Cosmology (Essential Textbooks in Physics)

    • ASIN: 1786341182
    • ISBN: 9781786341181
    • Manufacturer: WSPC (EUROPE)

    Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology gives undergraduate students an overview of the fundamental ideas behind the geometric theory of gravitation and spacetime. Through pointers on how to modify and generalise Einstein's theory to enhance understanding, it provides a link between standard textbook content and current research in the fie... [Read More]

  • Core Principles of Special and General Relativity

    • ASIN: 1138542946
    • ISBN: 1138542946
    • Manufacturer: CRC Press

    This book provides an accessible, yet thorough, introduction to special and general relativity, crafted and class-tested over many years of teaching. Suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this book provides clear descriptions of how to approach the mathematics and physics involved. It is also contains the latest exciting develo... [Read More]

  • Relativity: The Special and the General Theory - 100th Anniversary Edition

    • ASIN: 0691166331
    • ISBN: 0691166331
    • Manufacturer: Princeton University Press

    After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote a book about relativity for a popular audience. His intention was "to give an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but wh... [Read More]

  • Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics (The Open Yale Courses Series)

    • ASIN: 0300192207
    • ISBN: 0300192207
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Yale University Press

    Professor R. Shankar, a well-known physicist and contagiously enthusiastic educator, was among the first to offer a course through the innovative Open Yale Course program. His popular online video lectures on introductory physics have been viewed over a million times. In this concise and self-contained book based on his online Yale course, Shankar ... [Read More]

  • A Short Course in General Relativity

    • ASIN: 0387260781
    • ISBN: 0387260781
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Springer

    Suitable for a one-semester course in general relativity for senior undergraduates or beginning graduate students, this text clarifies the mathematical aspects of Einstein's theory of relativity without sacrificing physical understanding.

  • A First Course in General Relativity

    • UPC: 884135244740
    • ASIN: 0521887054
    • ISBN: 0521887054
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press

    Clarity, readability and rigor combine in the second edition of this widely-used textbook to provide the first step into general relativity for undergraduate students with a minimal background in mathematics. Topics within relativity that fascinate astrophysical researchers and students alike are covered with Schutz's characteristic ease and author... [Read More]

  • General Relativity: A Geometric Approach

    • ASIN: 052163976X
    • ISBN: 052163976X
    • Brand: Brand: Cambridge University Press
    • Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press

    Starting with the idea of an event and finishing with a description of the standard big-bang model of the Universe, this textbook provides a clear, concise and up-to-date introduction to the theory of general relativity, suitable for final-year undergraduate mathematics or physics students. Throughout, the emphasis is on the geometric structure of ... [Read More]

  • Introducing Einstein's Relativity

    • ASIN: 0198596863
    • ISBN: 0198596863
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Clarendon Press

    There is little doubt that Einstein's theory of relativity captures the imagination. It is unrivalled in forming the basis of the way we view the universe and the many surprises that the theory has in store -- the characteristics of black holes, the prospect of detecting gravitational waves, and the sheer scope and profundity of current cosmology e... [Read More]

  • An Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology

    • ASIN: 052185623X
    • ISBN: 052185623X
    • Brand: Brand: Cambridge University Press
    • Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press

    General relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics, and is of major importance in its applications to cosmology. Plebanski and Krasinski are experts in the field and provide a thorough introduction to general relativity, guiding the reader through complete derivations of the most important results. Providing coverage from a unique viewpoint, geo... [Read More]

  • Gravity from the Ground Up: An Introductory Guide to Gravity and General Relativity

    • ASIN: 0521455065
    • ISBN: 9780521455060
    • Brand: Brand: Cambridge University Press
    • Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press

    This book provides an accessible introduction to astronomy and general relativity, aiming to explain the Universe, not just to describe it. Written by an expert in relativity who is known for his clearly-written advanced textbooks, the treatment uses only high-school level mathematics, supplemented by optional computer programs, to explain the laws... [Read More]

  • Spacetime And Geometry: An Introduction To General Relativity

    • ASIN: 9332571651
    • ISBN: 9789332571655
    • Manufacturer: Pearson Education India

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  • Introduction to 2-Spinors in General Relativity

    • ASIN: 9812383077
    • ISBN: 9812383077
    • Brand: Brand: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
    • Manufacturer: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

    This book deals with 2-spinors in general relativity, beginning by developing spinors in a geometrical way rather than using representation theory, which can be a little abstract. This gives the reader greater physical intuition into the way in which spinors behave. The book concentrates on the algebra and calculus of spinors connected with curved ... [Read More]

  • Relativity: Special, General, and Cosmological

    • ASIN: 0198567324
    • ISBN: 0198567324
    • Brand: Oxford University Press USA
    • Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA

    Relativistic cosmology has in recent years become one of the most exciting and active branches of current research. In conference after conference the view is expressed that cosmology today is where particle physics was forty years ago, with major discoveries just waiting to happen. Also gravitational wave detectors, presently under construction or... [Read More]

  • General Relativity Without Calculus: A Concise Introduction to the Geometry of Relativity (Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics)

    • ASIN: 3642214517
    • ISBN: 3642214517
    • Manufacturer: Springer

    “General Relativity Without Calculus” offers a compact but mathematically correct introduction to the general theory of relativity, assuming only a basic knowledge of high school mathematics and physics. Targeted at first year undergraduates (and advanced high school students) who wish to learn Einstein’s theory beyond popular science account... [Read More]

  • Gravitation

    • UPC: 000691177791
    • ASIN: 0691177791
    • ISBN: 9780691177793
    • Manufacturer: Princeton University Press

    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... [Read More]

  • Relativity and Common Sense: A New Approach to Einstein

    • UPC: 800759240210
    • ASIN: 0486240215
    • ISBN: 0486240215
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

    This radically reoriented and popular presentation of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity derives its concepts from Newtonian ideas rather than by opposing them. Sir Hermann Bondi explains the concepts of force, momentum, rotation, sound, and light and their relation to velocity. He then demonstrates that time is relative rather than absolute, ... [Read More]

  • Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity

    • ASIN: 0805386629
    • ISBN: 0805386629
    • Manufacturer: Pearson

    The aim of this groundbreaking new book is to bring general relativity into the undergraduate curriculum and make this fundamental theory accessible to all physics majors. Using a "physics first" approach to the subject, renowned relativist James B. Hartle provides a fluent and accessible introduction that uses a minimum of new mathematics and is i... [Read More]

  • Special Relativity: An Introduction with 200 Problems and Solutions

    • ASIN: 3642038360
    • ISBN: 9783642038365
    • Brand: Brand: Springer
    • Manufacturer: Springer

    Writing a new book on the classic subject of Special Relativity, on which numerous important physicists have contributed and many books have already been written, can be like adding another epicycle to the Ptolemaic cosmology. Furthermore, it is our belief that if a book has no new elements, but simply repeats what is written in the existing litera... [Read More]

  • The Relativity of Deviance

    • ASIN: 1483377342
    • ISBN: 1483377342
    • Brand: Sage Pubns
    • Manufacturer: SAGE Publications, Inc

    This engaging and informative book, by award-winning sociologist and criminologist John Curra, offers a valuable perspective on attitudes and behaviors labeled as deviant.  The Relativity of Deviance, Fourth Edition, explores the meanings and constructions of social deviance and social reactions to it, he answers such questions as: What is devian... [Read More]

  • The Einstein Theory of Relativity: A Trip to the Fourth Dimension

    • ASIN: 1589880447
    • ISBN: 1589880447
    • Manufacturer: Paul Dry Books

    “Oh, what a delightful book! This is the clearest explanation of relativity available—and the most fun. It’s great to have it available again. Whether or not you’re a scientist, you will relish this book.”—Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and UniverseUsing “just enough mathematics to help and not to hinder the lay reader,” ... [Read More]

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