Relativity Science & Technology
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Relativity Science & Technology
Paperback. It is 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, this work takes readers through the thought experiments that have given shape to contemporary physics. Editor(s): Edney, Ralph. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848310575
- ISBN
- 9781848310575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.87
€ 11.99
€ 9.87
Paperback. This text introduces Conformal Field Theory with an emphasis on computational techniques of relevance for String Theory. It covers many topics and eventually details the concept of orientifold constructions for the example of the bosonic string. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 276 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHN; PHR; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642242472
- ISBN
- 9783642242472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.34
€ 113.34
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€ 41.03
€ 42.99
€ 41.03
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- World Scientific Europe Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786341174
- ISBN
- 9781786341174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.66
€ 71.66
Paperback. A precise yet simple introduction to the foundations and main consequences of General Relativity. The first five chapters from Choquet-Bruhat's General Relativity and the Einstein Equations (2008) have been updated with new sections and chapters on black holes, gravitational waves, singularities and more to form this textbook. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: PGK; PHR; PHU. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 246 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199666461
- ISBN
- 9780199666461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
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
€ 252.24€ 170.87
€ 252.24
€ 170.87
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
€ 211.50
€ 211.50
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
€ 75.50
€ 75.50
paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 307 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486632827
- ISBN
- 9780486632827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.78
€ 18.99
€ 17.78
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
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
IUTAM Symposium on Waves in Liquid/Gas and Liquid/Vapour Two-Phase Sys...
. Ed(S): Morioka, Shigeki; Wijngaarden, L. Va...
hardcover. Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held in Kyoto, Japan, 9--13 May 1994 Editor(s): Morioka, Shigeki; Wijngaarden, L. van. Series: Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHR; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334248
- ISBN
- 9780792334248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.48
€ 249.48
Martinez draws from an unparalleled wealth of sources to demonstrate why it is essential to the study and evolution of physics today. Num Pages: 488 pages, 24, 22 black & white line drawings, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891359
- ISBN
- 9780801891359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.11
€ 83.11
Paperback. Provides a synthetic view of fundamental theoretical physics. This title describes the ingredients which may have to be used in order to build a theory which will unify general relativity, quantum field theory, and the known fundamental interactions. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402003516
- ISBN
- 9781402003516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.18
€ 124.18
Paperback. Wormholes, spacewarps, timewarps and time machines have permeated popular culture. This technical monograph looks at the science behind the science fiction, covering the history and theories of wormholes, spacewarps, and time travel. Num Pages: 437 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563966538
- ISBN
- 9781563966538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.77
€ 107.77
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
€ 53.29€ 46.02
€ 53.29
€ 46.02
Hardcover. This volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity. Editor(s): Barbour, Julian B.; Pfister, Herbert. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817638238
- ISBN
- 9780817638238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 315.09
€ 315.09
Paperback. This undergraduate text takes the non-science student from Newton's particles to Einstein's relativity. Num Pages: 348 pages, 150 b/w illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: PHJ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780521423236
- ISBN
- 9780521423236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.19
€ 91.19
Hardcover. Pedagogical introduction to numerical relativity for students and researchers entering the field, and interested scientists. Num Pages: 720 pages, 97 b/w illus. 68 colour illus. 300 exercises. BIC Classification: PHR; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 195 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1664.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521514071
- ISBN
- 9780521514071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.31
€ 104.31
Paperback. Bradford Skow presents an original defense of the 'block universe' theory of time, often said to be a theory according to which time does not pass. He provides in-depth discussions of alternative theories, reconciles objective becoming with relativistic physics, and re-evaluates our 'experience' of the passage of time in relation to the argument. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198776697
- ISBN
- 9780198776697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.22
€ 52.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 100 colour illustrations, 100 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319541716
- ISBN
- 9783319541716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.74
€ 52.99
€ 41.74