Title Gravitation and spacetime Author(s) Hans C. Ohanian;Remo Ruffini Edition 3rd. Publication Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2013. Description xvi, 528p. Abstract Note The third edition of this classic textbook is a quantitative introduction for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It gently guides students from Newton's gravitational theory to special relativity, and then to the relativistic theory of gravitation. General relativity is approached from several perspectives: as a theory constructed by analogy with Maxwell's electrodynamics, as a relativistic generalization of Newton's theory, and as a theory of curved spacetime. The authors provide a concise overview of the important concepts and formulas, coupled with the experimental results underpinning the latest research in the field. Numerous exercises in Newtonian gravitational theory and Maxwell's equations help students master essential concepts for advanced work in general relativity, while detailed spacetime diagrams encourage them to think in terms of four-dimensional geometry. Featuring comprehensive reviews of recent experimental and observational data, the text concludes with chapters on cosmology and the physics of the Big Bang and inflation. ISBN,Price 9781107012943 : US $75.00(HB) Classification 530.12:531.18 Keyword(s) 1. EARLY UNIVERSE 2. EBOOK 3. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 4. GRAVITATIONAL WAVES 5. MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS 6. NEWTONIAN GRAVITY 7. SPECIAL RELATIVITY Item Type Book Multi-Media Links Click Here for Online Book Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location 024789   530.12:531.18/OHA/024789  On Shelf     OB0476   530.12:531.18/OHA/  On Shelf     +Copy Specific Information