Relativity Science & Technology
Results 1 - 20 of 114
Relativity Science & Technology
Hardcover. The aim of this book is to become a major reference text for gravitational-wave physics, covering in detail both the experimental and the theoretical aspects. It is the only existing book on gravitational waves. It brings the reader to the forefront of present-day research, and assumes no previous knowledge of gravitational-wave physics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 131 figures. BIC Classification: PGC; PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 246 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198570745
- ISBN
- 9780198570745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.86
€ 137.86
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 913 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 46. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 913
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780486442280
- ISBN
- 9780486442280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.36€ 38.46
€ 54.36
€ 38.46
Paperback. Reprint of a classical book. First published in 1950, and reprinted in 1954 and 1960, this lucid and profound exposition of Einstein's 1915 theory of gravitation is still essential reading. Series: Cambridge Science Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780521315203
- ISBN
- 9780521315203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.26
€ 23.26
Paperback. This general relativity textbook helps students develop a solid mastery of both the physics and the supporting tensor calculus. The unique workbook-based design fosters active-learning by explaining key concepts before guiding students through working out the processes. More than 350 additional problems support students' learning. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Science Books,U.S.
- Edition
- Workbook
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891389825
- ISBN
- 9781891389825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.49
€ 81.49
Paperback. Written by one of the world's leading string theorists, this book peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe which isn't quite what we think: one that consists of eleven dimensions, where all matter is generated by the vibrations of microscopically tiny loops of energy. Num Pages: 464 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHP; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099289920
- ISBN
- 9780099289920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. The book opens with a description of the smooth transition from Newtonian to Einsteinian behaviour from electrons as their energy is progressively increased, and this leads directly to the relativistic expressions for mass, momentum and energy of a particle. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR; YQSP. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748764228
- ISBN
- 9780748764228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.66
€ 99.66
Paperback. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics Monographs (Closed). Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHD; PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642086465
- ISBN
- 9783642086465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.36€ 104.67
€ 106.36
€ 104.67
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
€ 53.19€ 44.89
€ 53.19
€ 44.89
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
€ 53.19€ 44.94
€ 53.19
€ 44.94
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
€ 20.99€ 16.74
€ 20.99
€ 16.74
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
€ 263.05
€ 263.05
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
€ 208.58
€ 208.58
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
€ 73.54
€ 73.54
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
€ 112.28€ 84.30
€ 112.28
€ 84.30
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
€ 187.92€ 137.51
€ 187.92
€ 137.51
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
€ 73.28€ 55.92
€ 73.28
€ 55.92
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
€ 46.99€ 33.05
€ 46.99
€ 33.05
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
€ 37.19
€ 37.19
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
€ 27.99€ 26.01
€ 27.99
€ 26.01
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
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27