Relativity Science & Technology
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Relativity Science & Technology
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
Condition: New
€ 87.36
€ 87.36
Paperback. Physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time: nonlocality - the ability of two particles to act in harmony no matter how far apart they may be. If space isn't what we thought it was, then what is it? In Spooky Action at a Distance, the journalist George Musser sets out to answer that question. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 2 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 2. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374536619
- ISBN
- 9780374536619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.34
€ 19.99
€ 17.34
paperback. This volume presents Albert Einstein's 1912 manuscript on the special theory of the relativity, one of the most revolutionary and influential scientific documents of the 20th century. Num Pages: 176 pages, 72 colour pages. BIC Classification: PHR; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- George Braziller Inc
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807615324
- ISBN
- 9780807615324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
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€ 18.57
€ 18.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Documents Albert Einstein's scientific activity: his concentration for years on the unfathomable problems of quanta and radiation, his knowledge of experimental physics, his many fruitful interactions with experimentalists, and his struggle to generalize the 1905 theory of relativity to include gravitation and accelerated frames of reference. Editor(s): Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Kox, A. J.; Schulmann, Robert. Translator(s): Beck, Anna. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691000992
- ISBN
- 9780691000992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.06€ 57.31
€ 74.06
€ 57.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691177779
- ISBN
- 9780691177779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.20€ 98.58
€ 130.20
€ 98.58
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610429
- ISBN
- 9780691610429
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Condition: New
€ 69.28€ 53.52
€ 69.28
€ 53.52
Paperback. Explains the meaning and far-flung implications of the general theory of relativity and other mysteries of modern physics by presenting a conversation among Newton, Einstein, and a fictitious contemporary particle physicist named Adrian Haller. Translator(s): Heusch, Karin. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118217
- ISBN
- 9780231118217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
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
€ 169.61€ 127.38
€ 169.61
€ 127.38
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
€ 35.99€ 27.99
€ 35.99
€ 27.99
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
€ 35.32
€ 35.32
Hardback. 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. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405544
- ISBN
- 9781421405544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.28
€ 39.28
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
€ 59.69
€ 59.69
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
€ 74.06€ 56.99
€ 74.06
€ 56.99
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
€ 189.92€ 141.96
€ 189.92
€ 141.96
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
€ 113.47€ 86.09
€ 113.47
€ 86.09
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
€ 75.63
€ 75.63
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
€ 270.48
€ 270.48
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
€ 21.99€ 17.03
€ 21.99
€ 17.03
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
€ 53.75€ 46.13
€ 53.75
€ 46.13