Gravitation

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Main Details

Title Gravitation
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charles W. Misner
By (author) Kip S. Thorne
By (author) John Archibald Wheeler
Preface by David I. Kaiser
Introduction by Charles W. Misner
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:1280
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 203
ISBN/Barcode 9780691177793
ClassificationsDewey:521.1
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 24 October 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

First published in 1973, Gravitation is a landmark graduate-level textbook that presents Einstein's general theory of relativity and offers a rigorous, full-year course on the physics of gravitation. Upon publication, Science called it "a pedagogic masterpiece," and it has since become a classic, considered essential reading for every serious stude

Author Biography

Charles W. Misner is professor emeritus of physics at the University of Maryland. Kip S. Thorne is the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology. His books include Modern Classical Physics(Princeton), Black Holes and Time Warps, and The Science of Interstellar. John Archibald Wheeler (1911-2008) was professor of physics at Princeton University and later at the University of Texas, Austin. His books include Spacetime Physics and Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam.

Reviews

"Kip S. Thorne, Co-Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics"