Relativity Physics
"The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time"
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"Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics" series; Landshoff, P.V. (ed.) New ed. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 227 x 152 mm. Weight: 557g.
Author: Hawking, Stephen Ellis, George
ISBN: 0521099064
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 1975 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Relativity Physics
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"A Briefer History of Time"
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Addresses the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, the history and future of the universe. This book guides nonscientists in the search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space. With col. ill. Paperback, 176 pages. Weight: 131g.
Author: Hawking, Stephen Mlodinow, Leonard
ISBN: 0593056973
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Relativity Physics
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"The Nature of Space and Time"
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"Isaac Newton Institute Series of Lectures" series; Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. On this issue, two of the world's famous physicists - Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose - disagree. Here, they explain their positions in a work based on six lectures with a final debate. With 75 line drawings. New ed. Paperback, 142 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 250g.
Author: Hawking, Stephen Penrose, Roger
ISBN: 0691050848
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2000 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Relativity Physics
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"General Relativity"An Introduction for Physicists
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Advanced textbook providing a clear mathematical introduction to general relativity and its physical applications. With 85 line figures 9 halftones 8 tables 368 exercises. Hardback, 590 pages. Size: 254 x 179 mm. Weight: 1303g.
Author: Hobson, M.P. Efstathiou, George Lasenby, A.N.
ISBN: 0521829518
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Relativity Physics
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"The Genesis of General Relativity"Sources and Interpretations
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"Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science" series; Presents the most comprehensive documentation and study of the development of general relativity, one of the fundamental physical theories of the 20th century. This work also includes detailed commentaries and analyses of the sources based on a close reading of the documents, supplemented by interpretations from leading historians of relativity. With (in 4 volumes, not available separately).. Book, 1181 pages. Size: 240 x 160 mm. Weight: 952g.
Author: Janssen, Michel (Assistant Professor of History of Science, University of Minnesota, Usa) Norton, John Sauer, Tilmann Stachel, John (Renn, Jurgen, ed.)
ISBN: 1402039999
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Date: 2006 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Relativity Physics
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"The Classical Theory of Fields"
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"Course of Theoretical Physics" series; Hamermesh, Morton (trans.) This fourth edition contains seven new sections with chapters on general relativity, gravitational waves and relativistic cosmology. The text has been thoroughly revised and additional problems have been inserted. With 21 illustrations, index. 4 new ed of rev ed. Paperback, 402 pages. Size: 244 x 172 mm. Weight: 938g.
Author: Landau, L.D. Lifshitz, E.M.
ISBN: 0750627689
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 1987 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Relativity Physics
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"Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity"Metaphysical Intimations of Modern Physics
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"Aristotelian Society Monographs" series; Modern physics was born from two revolutions: relativity and quantum theory. Relativity imposed a locality constraint on physical theories. Only in the last few decades has it become clear that the quantum theory violates this constraint. This book examines the nature of this conflict. With 13. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 296 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 430g.
Author: Maudlin, Tim
ISBN: 0631232214
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Relativity Physics
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"Relativity Demystified"
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"Demystified" series; Providing a way to learn the essentials and formulas of Einstein's theories, this book includes problems at the end of the chapters. It helps readers learn the formulas and principles of special and general relativity; use mathematical tools for solving relativity problems; and receive explanations for Schwarzhild spacetimes, and black holes. With illustrations. Paperback, 344 pages. Size: 228 x 185 mm. Weight: 130g.
Author: McMahon, David Alsing, Paul M.
ISBN: 0071455450
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Relativity Physics
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"It's About Time"Understanding Einstein's Relativity
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Exposes the nature of time as addressed in Einstein's special theory of relativity. This book reveals that some of our most intuitive notions about time are shockingly wrong, and that the real nature of time discovered by Einstein can be rigorously explained without advanced mathematics. With 13 halftones. 43 line illus. 1 table.. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 418g.
Author: Mermin, N.D.
ISBN: 0691122016
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Relativity Physics
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"Einstein's Brainchild"Relativity Made Relatively Easy!
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Enables the reader to see and appreciate the full meaning of Einstein's Special and General Theory of Relativity, black holes, curved spacetime, and the possibility of time travel. With b&w illus. New ed. Paperback, 280 pages. Size: 230 x 155 mm. Weight: 396g.
Author: Parker, Barry
ISBN: 1591025222
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Relativity Physics
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"Relativity"Special, General, and Cosmological
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Containing over 300 problems, this is a modern thinking person's guide to all of Einstein's relativity. Featuring mathematical rigour, it also stresses on physical insight, motivation, and clarity of concepts and logic. With 126 line drawings. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 448 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 676g.
Author: Rindler, Wolfgang
ISBN: 0198567324
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Relativity Physics
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"Abc of Relativity"
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"Bertrand Russell Paperbacks" series; In this text, Russell steers the reader who has no knowledge of maths or physics through the subtleties of Einstein's thinking. In easy, steps, he seeks to explain the theories of special and general relativity and describes their practical application to discoveries such as gravitation. With illustrations. New ed of 4 revised ed. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 181g.
Author: Russell, Bertrand
ISBN: 0415154294
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 1997 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Relativity Physics
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"Understanding Relativity"A Simplified Approach to Einstein's Theories
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Designed for non-specialists with no prior knowledge of physics and only reasonable proficiency with algebra, this book explains Einstein's theory of relativity. Diagrammed and with an emphasis on logical structure, this book guides readers through concepts of relative time and relative space. With 117 figures, 3 tables. Paperback, 378 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 516g.
Author: Sartori, Leo
ISBN: 0520200292
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 1996 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Relativity Physics
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"Space and Time in Contemporary Physics"An Introduction to the Theory of Relativity and Gravitation
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"Great Minds" series; Talks about Einstein's theory of relativity and its paradigm-shifting implications for philosophy and common-sense notions of reality. Explaining both the special and general theories of relativity, this book introduces readers to Einstein's theories and the importance of the physicist's contributions. Paperback, 94 pages. Size: 212 x 140 mm. Weight: 125g.
Author: Schlick, Moritz
ISBN: 159102417X
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Further/Higher Education Relativity Physics
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"A First Course in General Relativity"
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This textbook develops general relativity and its associated mathematics from a minimum of prerequisites, leading to a physical understanding of the theory in some depth. With illustrations, bibliography, index. Paperback, 392 pages. Size: 226 x 150 mm. Weight: 533g.
Author: Schutz, Bernard F.
ISBN: 0521277035
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 1985 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Relativity Physics
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