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Introducing Relativity

Categorie	Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer	#360232-VE44
Titel	Introducing Relativity
Auteur	Bassett, Bruce & Ralph Edney
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Icon Books UK/Totem Books USA
Jaar van uitgave	2002
ISBN10	1840463724
ISBN13	9781840463729
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with numerous b/w drawings, 8vo.
Samenvatting	It is now more than a century since Einstein's theories of Special and General Relativity began to revolutionise our view of the universe. Beginning near the speed of light and proceeding to explorations of space-time and curved spaces, "Introducing Relativity" plots a visually accessible course through the thought experiments that have given shape to contemporary physics. Scientists from Newton to Hawking add their unique contributions to this story, as we encounter Einstein's astounding vision of gravity as the curvature of space-time and arrive at the breathtakingly beautiful field equations. Einstein's legacy is reviewed in the most advanced frontiers of physics today - black holes, gravitational waves, the accelerating universe and string theory. This is a superlative, fasci... (Lees verder)nating graphic account of Einstein's strange world and how his legacy has been built upon since.
Pagina's	176
Conditie	Goed — Name and date on title page.
Prijs	€ 8,00

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