$105.85
- Hardcover
1336 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2018
Summary
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. This authoritative text has shaped the research of generations of physicists and as…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691177793 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0691177791 |
| Author: | Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, John Archibald Wheeler, David I. Kaiser |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1336 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 2.72kg |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 203mm |
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Kip S. Thorne, Co-Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics
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About The Author
Charles W. Misner
Charles W. Misner is professor emeritus of physics at the University of Maryland.
Kip S. Thorne, co-winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics, is the Feynman Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology. His books include Modern Classical Physics, Black Holes and Time Warps, and The Science of Interstellar.
John Archibald Wheeler (1911–2008) was professor of physics at Princeton University and later at the University of Texas, Austin. His books include Spacetime Physics and Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam.
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