Springer Handbook of Spacetime

“This is a complete comprehensive textbook of all
areas of classical and relativistic Physics including mechanics, E & M,
quantum theory, perturbation, solid state, and particle physics. … It is good
enough to be read cover to cover and will not disappoint the reader reviewer. I
highly recommend this book for physics students, and investigators in physics
theories.” (Joseph J.

“This is a splendid and very comprehensive review of
the special and general theories of relativity and their applications, in a
collection of about 40 articles by experts in the field. … the book will appeal
to a wide variety of readers, from advanced undergraduates to experts in the
field. … I doubt that there is any physicist who would not find something new
and interesting here.” (Alan Heavens, The Observatory, Vol. 135 (1245), April,
2015)

Abhay Ashtekar is Eberly Professor of Physics and Director of the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos at The Pennsylvania State University. He is one of the founders of Loop Quantum Gravity and its subfield Loop Quantum Cosmology. He is author or co-author of several books on relativity and cosmology, and an editor-in-chief of the Springer journal “General Relativity and Gravitation”.

Vesselin Petkov received a graduate degree in physics from Sofia University, a doctorate in philosophy from the Institute for Philosophical Research of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and a doctorate in physics from Concordia University in Montreal. Vesselin Petkov is one of the founding members of the Institute for Foundational Studies "Hermann Minkowski".