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Essential Relativity: Special, General, and Cosmological (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)
Wolfgang Rindler
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Description for Essential Relativity: Special, General, and Cosmological (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)
Hardcover. Series: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
In retrospect, the first edition of this book now seems like a mere sketch for a book. The present version is, if not the final product, at least a closer approximation to it. The table of contents may show little change. But that is simply because the original organization of the material has been found satisfactory. Also the basic purpose of the book remains the same, and that is to make relativity come alive conceptually. I have always felt much sym- pathy with Richard Courant's maxim (as reported and exemplified by Pascual Jordan) that, ideally, proofs should be reached by ... Read more
In retrospect, the first edition of this book now seems like a mere sketch for a book. The present version is, if not the final product, at least a closer approximation to it. The table of contents may show little change. But that is simply because the original organization of the material has been found satisfactory. Also the basic purpose of the book remains the same, and that is to make relativity come alive conceptually. I have always felt much sym- pathy with Richard Courant's maxim (as reported and exemplified by Pascual Jordan) that, ideally, proofs should be reached by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Series
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Condition
New
Weight
593g
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540079705
SKU
V9783540079705
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