Ciufolini Ignazio (84 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Einstein's standard and battle-tested geometric theory of gravity--spacetime tells mass how to move and mass tells spacetime how to curve--is expounded in this book by Ignazio Ciufolini and John Wheeler. They give special attention to the theory's observational checks and to two of its consequences: the predicted existence of gravitomagnetism and the origin of inertia (local inertial frames) in Einstein's general relativity: inertia here arises from mass there. The authors explain the modern understanding of the link between gravitation and inertia in Einstein's theory, from the origin of inertia in some cosmological models of the universe, to the interpretation of the initial value formulation of Einstein's standard geometrodynamics; and from the devices and the methods used to determine the local inertial frames of reference, to the experiments used to detect and measure the "dragging of inertial frames of reference." In this book, Ciufolini and Wheeler emphasize present, past, and proposed tests of gravitational interaction, metric theories, and general relativity. They describe the numerous confirmations of the foundations of geometrodynamics and some proposed experiments, including space missions, to test some of its fundamental predictions--in particular gravitomagnetic field or "dragging of inertial frames" and gravitational waves.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Clean Pages. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona.

Hardcover. Condition: Used Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket is clean and intact, with minor edge and corner wear. Front and back covers have light edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dampness has seeped into more than just the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This is a nice clean book with light wear and the dust jacket has light wear and is in a high quality Demco protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Princeton University Press, 1995. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book.

Hardback. Condition: Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Inside Like New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Fine condition hardcover book, Near Fine condition dust jacket. Minute shelf wear to covers. Slightest toning and minute smudging to text block edges. Dust jacket unclipped. Dust jacket has very slight shelf wear, smudging, and slightest bumping to edges. One small tear to top edge, less than 1/4 inch. All books are individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless specifically described as such.…

Condition: Very Good. ISBN 0691033234. Hardcover copy in very good to near fine condition with very good to near fine dustjacket. First printing of this edition. Tight clean attractive, unmarked copy. C5 Shelf 8 18.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. very small sig inked fep.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First printing. Fine in a near fine (corner crease to rear flap) dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. Cloth, d.j., in an acetate cover. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Near Fine- bumped hardback in a Near Fine- to Very Good++ lightly edgeworn dust jacket, protected in a Brodart. Previous owner's ink signature on FFEP.

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VG+, unmarked Hardback; DJ-VG. xii + 497 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xii, 498 Pp. Black Clth, Gilt. First Printing Indicated. Fine In Very Near Fine Dust Jacket- With Light Crease To Front Flap.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Xii, 498 Pp. Black Cloth, Gilt. First Printing Indicated. Fine In R Fine Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Some faint pencil notes. With dust jacket.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN:0691033234.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A UK / US first edition, first impression. THE WRAPPER : The wrapper on this copy is very bright, is unfaded and is complete. It has been clipped. Looks very sharp. THE BOOK : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions or markings in the text. The boards are clean and unfaded. The upper corner tip of one page is creased. The pages are clean and bright. The closed page edges are fresh. The binding is tight, the hinges are solid. A very nice copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted.…

hardcover. Condition: Gut. 562 Seiten; 9789048137343.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, xiii + 412 pages, NOT ex-library. Printed in the UK. Limited signs of gentle wear, book is clean with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, securely bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Contents: 1 Gravitational waves, theory and experiment (an overview); Part One: Gravitational Waves, Sources and Detectors 2 Elements of gravitational waves [Mathematics of linearized theory; Using the TT gauge to understand gravitational waves; Interaction of gravitational waves with detectors; Analysis of beam detectors; Exercises] 3 Gravitational-wave detectors [Gravitational-wave observables; Physics of interferometers; Physics of resonant mass detectors; A detector in space; Gravitational and electromagnetic waves compared and contrasted] 4 Astrophysics of gravitational-wave sources [Sources detectable from ground & from space] 5 Waves and energy [Variational principle for general relativity; Variational principles and the energy in gravitational waves; Practical applications of the Isaacson energy; Exercises] 6 Mass- and current-quadrupole radiation [Expansion for the far field of a slow-motion source; Application of the TT gauge to the mass quadrupole field; Application of the TT gauge to the current-quadrupole field; Energy radiated in gravitational waves; Radiation in the Newtonian limit] 7 Source calculations [Radiation from a binary system; R-modes; Conclusion]; References; Solutions to exercises; -- Part Two: Gravitational-wave detectors 8 Resonant detectors for gravitational waves & their bandwidth [Sensitivity and bandwidth of resonant detectors; Sensitivity for various GW signals; Recent results obtained with the resonant detectors; Discussion and conclusions] 9 Earth-based large interferometer Virgo and the Low Frequency Facility [Introduction; SA suspension and requirements on the control; A few words about the Low Frequency Facility; Conclusion] 10 LISA: A proposed joint ESA-NASA gravitational-wave mission [Description of the LISA mission; Expected gravitational-wave results from LISA] 11 Detection of scalar gravitational waves [Introduction; Testing theories of gravity; Gravitational wave radiation in the JBD theory; Hollow sphere; Scalar-tensor cross sections]; -- Part Three: Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background 12 Generalities on the stochastic GW background [Introduction; Definitions; Overlap reduction function; Achievable sensitivities to the SGWB; Observational bounds] 13 Sources of SGWB [Topological defects; Inflation; String cosmology; First-order phase transitions; Astrophysical sources]; -- Part Four: Theoretical developments 14 Infinite-dimensional symmetries in gravity [Einstein theory; Nonlinear [sigma]-models; Symmetries of nonlinear [sigma]-models; Geroch group; Linear system] 15 Gyroscopes and gravitational waves [Introduction; Splitting formalism & test particle motion: a short review; Spacetime metric; Searching for an operational frame; Precession of a gyroscope in geodesic motion; Conclusions] 16 Elementary introduction to pre-big bang cosmology and to the relic graviton background [Introduction; Motivations: duality symmetry; Kinematics: shrinking horizons; Open problems & phenomenological consequences; Cosmological perturbation theory; Relic graviton background; Conclusion; Appendix (String effective action; Duality symmetry; String cosmology equations] 17 Post-Newtonian computation of binary inspiral waveforms [Introduction; Summary of optimal signal filtering; Newtonian binary polarization waveforms; Newtonian orbital phase evolution; Post-Newtonian wave generation; Inspiral binary waveform]; -- Part Five: Numerical relativity 18 Numerical relativity [Overview; Einstein equations for relativity; Still newer formulations: towards a stable evolution system; Tools for analysing the numerical spacetimes; Computational science, numerical relativity, and the 'Cactus' code; Cactus computational toolkit; Recent applications and progress; Summary; Further reading]; References; Index.…