Gravitation and Cosmology : Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity

Steven Weinberg

ISBN 10: 0471925675 / ISBN 13: 9780471925675

Published by Wiley & Sons Jul 1972, 1972

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Neuware - A leading physicist delves into relativity and experimental applicationsGravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity offers a Nobel laureate's perspectives on the wealth of data technological developments have brought to expand upon Einstein's theory. Unique in basing relativity on the Principle of Equivalence of Gravitation and Inertia over Riemannian geometry, this book explores relativity experiments and observational cosmology to provide a sound foundation upon which analyses can be made. Covering special and general relativity, tensor analysis, gravitation, curvature, and more, this book provides an engaging, insightful introduction to the forces that shape the universe.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gravitation and Cosmology : Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons Jul 1972
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471925675
• ISBN 13: 9780471925675
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 242W x 165H x 45D millimeters 242 millimeters width by 165 millimeters height by 45 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1112 grams

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Synopsis

A leading physicist delves into relativity and experimental applications

Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity offers a Nobel laureate's perspectives on the wealth of data technological developments have brought to expand upon Einstein's theory. Unique in basing relativity on the Principle of Equivalence of Gravitation and Inertia over Riemannian geometry, this book explores relativity experiments and observational cosmology to provide a sound foundation upon which analyses can be made. Covering special and general relativity, tensor analysis, gravitation, curvature, and more, this book provides an engaging, insightful introduction to the forces that shape the universe.

About the Author

Steven Weinberg ForMemRS is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his contributions with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow to the unification of the weak force and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles.