James B. Hartle (Santa Barbara University of California)

Gebundenes Buch

Gravity

An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity

Beschreibung

Renowned relativist James Hartle's fluent and accessible physics-first introduction to general relativity uses minimal new mathematics and begins with the essential physical applications. This ground-breaking text, reissued by Cambridge University Press, makes this fundamental theory accessible to virtually all physics majors.

Autor

James B. Hartle is Professor of Physics at the University of California-Santa Barbara. His scientific work is concerned with the application of Einstein's relativistic theory of gravitation (general relativity) to realistic astrophysical situations, especially cosmology. He has made important contributions to the understanding of gravitational waves, relativistic stars, and black holes. Professor Hartle is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the American Philosophical Society. He is a founder and past director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Santa Barbara. He was awarded the 2009 Einstein Prize of the American Physical Society for his work on gravitational physics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 602
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 189mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1404g
• ISBN-13: 9781316517543
• ISBN-10: 1316517543
• Artikelnr.: 61507977