Relativity Science & Technology
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Relativity Science & Technology
Paperback. In 2016 a team of hundreds of scientists at work on a billion-dollar experiment made history when they announced the first ever detection of a gravitational wave, confirming Einstein's prediction a century ago. Based on complete access to Ligo and the scientists who created it, this book offers a first-hand account of this achievement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099569589
- ISBN
- 9780099569589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. This fourth edition contains seven new sections with chapters on general relativity, gravitational waves and relativistic cosmology. The text has been thoroughly revised and additional problems have been inserted. Translator(s): Hamermesh, Morton. Series: Course of Theoretical Physics. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science & Technology
- Number of pages
- 444
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750627689
- ISBN
- 9780750627689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.84
€ 66.84
Paperback. String theory proclaims that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe are reflections of one grand physical principle and manifestations of one single entity: microscopically tiny vibrating loops of energy. This text relates the scientific story and the human struggle behind this theory. Num Pages: 464 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289920
- ISBN
- 9780099289920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.11
€ 19.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: PGK; PHH; PHR; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 31. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486653839
- ISBN
- 9780486653839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.66
€ 21.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 41 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167260
- ISBN
- 9780231167260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.12
€ 27.99
€ 22.12
Paperback. These lectures were given in 1921, the same year Einstein received the Nobel Prize for Physics. They remain key texts for anyone wishing to discover the workings of one of the most ispiring minds of the twentieth century. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415285889
- ISBN
- 9780415285889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.57
€ 17.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691177786
- ISBN
- 9780691177786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.83€ 44.54
€ 56.83
€ 44.54
Hardback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 5 halftones. 136 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121017
- ISBN
- 9780691121017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.04
€ 208.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 100th Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691166339
- ISBN
- 9780691166339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.18
€ 30.99
€ 22.18
hardcover. The first systematic explanation of canonical methods in gravity for graduate students and researchers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 b/w illus. 69 exercises. BIC Classification: PGK; PHR; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 766. Cosmology, Black Holes, and Quantum Gravity. 312 pages, 40 b/w illus. 69 exercises. The first systematic explanation of canonical methods in gravity for graduate students and researchers. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: PGK; PHR; PHU. Dimension: 256 x 181 x 19. Weight: 766.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521195751
- ISBN
- 9780521195751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.81
€ 98.81
Paperback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 5 halftones. 136 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158600
- ISBN
- 9780691158600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.73
€ 115.73
Hardcover. This book reviews a great range of Images of Time, that is, theories of time, from a diversity of perspectives: historical, religious, biological, mathematical and scientific. It trains the reader to develop a critical ability to distinguish those Images of Time that are metaphysical and those that could in principle be put to empirical test. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198718062
- ISBN
- 9780198718062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.42
€ 57.42
Paperback. Designed for non-specialists with no prior knowledge of physics and only reasonable proficiency with algebra, this book explains Einstein's theory of relativity. Diagrammed and with an emphasis on logical structure, this book guides readers through concepts of relative time and relative space. Num Pages: 376 pages, 117 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520200296
- ISBN
- 9780520200296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.01
€ 52.01
Paperback. Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics - replacing Newtonian ideas of space and time with bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions: a world of slowing clocks and stretched space, black holes and curved space-time. This Very Short Introduction explores and explains the theory in an accessible and understandable way. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 30 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199236220
- ISBN
- 9780199236220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. The appendixes provide helpful hints, basic answers to the sample problems, and materials to stimulate further exploration. Num Pages: 200 pages, 68, 67 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897603
- ISBN
- 9780801897603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.78
€ 36.99
€ 32.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGC; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141983219
- ISBN
- 9780141983219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.77
€ 15.99
€ 11.77
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mello, David C. Num Pages: 397 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 397
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626185425
- ISBN
- 9781626185425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.18€ 170.11
€ 252.18
€ 170.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 40d. BIC Classification: HRQC; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Temple Lodge Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902636023
- ISBN
- 9781902636023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.90
€ 26.99
€ 23.90
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780125267403
- ISBN
- 9780125267403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
paperback. The only solutions manual providing students with comprehensive cross-referenced solutions to Bernard Schutz's A First Course in General Relativity. Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 b/w illus. 5 tables 63 exercises. BIC Classification: PHR; PHVJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107638570
- ISBN
- 9781107638570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.49
€ 32.49
Paperback. Reveals that some of our most intuitive notions about time are shockingly wrong, and that the real nature of time discovered by Einstein can be rigorously explained without advanced mathematics. This book is suitable for intellectually curious readers of various kinds, including professional physicists. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 halftones. 43 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141275
- ISBN
- 9780691141275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Paperback. When Albert Einstein formulated his theory of relativity it brought about a revolution in our understanding of time, yet also presented a new set of mysteries. In this book, the author tackles the tough questions about time, including the strange relationship between physical time and our psychological perception of it. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w diagrams, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PBW; PGZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140174618
- ISBN
- 9780140174618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 halftones. 41 line illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 49.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175812
- ISBN
- 9780691175812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.39
€ 26.99
€ 20.39
Paperback. Series: Essential Textbooks in Physics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PGK; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Europe Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786341181
- ISBN
- 9781786341181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.45
€ 42.99
€ 41.45