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Relativity Science & Technology

Hardcover. The aim of this book is to become a major reference text for gravitational-wave physics, covering in detail both the experimental and the theoretical aspects. It is the only existing book on gravitational waves. It brings the reader to the forefront of present-day research, and assumes no previous knowledge of gravitational-wave physics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 131 figures. BIC Classification: PGC; PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 246 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198570745
ISBN
9780198570745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.59

Paperback. This general relativity textbook helps students develop a solid mastery of both the physics and the supporting tensor calculus. The unique workbook-based design fosters active-learning by explaining key concepts before guiding students through working out the processes. More than 350 additional problems support students' learning. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Science Books,U.S.
Edition
Workbook
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891389825
ISBN
9781891389825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.94

Hardcover. This book introduces "Random Tensors," a framework for studying random geometries in any dimension. It provides a complete derivation of the key results in the field. Whatever form a theory of Quantum Gravity may take, it must incorporate random geometry. Num Pages: 352 pages, 89. BIC Classification: PBW; PHQ; PHR; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 180 x 314 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198787938
ISBN
9780198787938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.08

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. New York
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486607696
ISBN
9780486607696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics Monographs (Closed). Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHD; PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642086465
ISBN
9783642086465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.15
€ 101.41

hardcover. A collection of review papers exploring the astrophysics of black holes, providing an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate students. Editor(s): Livio, Mario; Koekemoer, Anton M. Series: Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series. Num Pages: 332 pages, 211 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGK; PGS; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107005532
ISBN
9781107005532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.68

Hardcover. Suitable for those interested in popular science, this title focuses on the popular reception of relativity in Britain and demonstrates how abstract science came to be entangled with class politics, media technology, changing sex relations, crime, cricket, and cinematography in the British imagination during the 1920s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; PDX; PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680736
ISBN
9780226680736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.08
€ 43.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733319
ISBN
9780226733319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.08
€ 43.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 41 figures. BIC Classification: PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167277
ISBN
9780231167277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.45

Hardcover. This self-contained book describes the basic analytical techniques of relativistic quantum chemistry. Part A focuses on basic theory and techniques used in studying the relativistic effects in chemical bonding and spectroscopic properties with molecules both main group atoms and transition metal atoms. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR; PNFS; PNRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
Part A
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471304005
ISBN
9780471304005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 256.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471717256
ISBN
9780471717256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 183.28

Paperback. Relativity forms a core part of the physics curriculum. This introductory book offers a concise treatment of relativity, starting with Galilean transformations and the uses of relativity in Newtonian mechanics. Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471998969
ISBN
9780471998969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.79

Paperback. Begins by addressing basic questions about active galactic nuclei: What are they? How can they be found? How do they evolve? This book assesses the evidence for massive black holes and considers how they generate power by accretion. It discusses X-ray and g-ray emission, radio emission and jets, emission and absorption lines, and others. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 632 pages, 8 tables 111 line illus. 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691011516
ISBN
9780691011516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.43
€ 79.89

Paperback. Guides general readers through the ideas that revolutionized our conception of the physical universe. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025209
ISBN
9780691025209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.06

Hardback. Presents Einstein's writings from the final period of his work in Switzerland. This volume documents Einstein's search for a relativistic theory of gravitation, a search that ended in Berlin in the fall of 1915 with the completion of the general theory of relativity. Editor(s): Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Kox, A. J.; Renn, Jurgen; Schulmann, Robert. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 420 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691037059
ISBN
9780691037059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.94
€ 131.98

Paperback. Presents letters written by Einstein's sons, the adolescent Hans Albert and little Eduard, and numerous letters written by Einstein to his cousin and future second wife Elsa Einstein. Combined with correspondence with his close friend Heinrich Zangger, this supplementary correspondence provides details of Einstein's private life. Editor(s): Buchwald, Diana Kormos; Sauer, Tilman; Illy, Jozsef; Rosenkranz, Ze'ev; Holmes, Virginia Iris. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128269
ISBN
9780691128269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.37
€ 54.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 halftones. 41 line illus. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 263 x 25. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162539
ISBN
9780691162539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. There are some senses, Gimbel claims, in which Jews can find a special connection to E = mc2, and this claim leads to the engaging, spirited debate at the heart of this book. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JFSR1; PDX; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411828
ISBN
9781421411828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Lebovitz, Norman R.; etc. Num Pages: 272 pages, viii, 258 p. BIC Classification: PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469904
ISBN
9780226469904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.73

Hardback. Discusses Einstein"�'s geometric theory of gravity. This book explains the 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. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 512 pages, 15 halftones 60 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PHD; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691033235
ISBN
9780691033235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.10
€ 114.30

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