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Relativity Science & Technology

Paperback. This book presents the known properties of matter in the plasma state, going from the fundamentals to astrophysical applications. It features examples of scientific problems, as well as numerous illustrations and appendices. Num Pages: 426 pages, 249 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHFP; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 801.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493936946
ISBN
9781493936946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 150.87

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

€ 111.62

hardcover. Offers an account of the theory of relativistic atomic and molecular structure, based on the accepted formalism of bound-state Quantum Electrodynamics. This book is suitable for physicists and chemists who need to understand the theory of atomic and molecular structure and processes, and who wish to apply the theory to practical problems. Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics. Num Pages: 824 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ; PHR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2007th Edition
Number of pages
824
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387346717
ISBN
9780387346717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 377.10

hardcover. Special and General Relativity are concisely developed together with essential aspects of nuclear and particle physics. Problem sets are provided for many chapters, making the book ideal for a course on the physics of white dwarf and neutron star interiors. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2007th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387471068
ISBN
9780387471068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.48

hardcover. This book introduces the general theory of relativity, includes applications to cosmology, and provides a thorough introduction to tensor calculus and curved manifolds. Also included are some advanced topics not previously covered by textbooks, including Kaluza-Klein theory, Israel's formalism and branes. Num Pages: 538 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
2007th Edition
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387691992
ISBN
9780387691992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.84

hardcover. Here is a selection of more than 400 letters from and to the Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, covering the period from 1883 until just before his death. The letters have been selected primarily according to scientific interest. Editor(s): Kox, A. J. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 804 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PHD; PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
804
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387779393
ISBN
9780387779393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 255.34

paperback. Based upon the author's course at Simon Fraser University, this textbook develops the special theory of relativity from a mathematical perspective while offering many physical examples. Includes exercises, answers, and hints to selected problems. 27 illustrations. Series: Universitext. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
1st ed. 1993. Corr. 2nd printing 1996
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387940427
ISBN
9780387940427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.78

hardcover. Editor(s): Howard, D; Stachel, J. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 458 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Birkhäuser United States
Edition
1989th Edition
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817633929
ISBN
9780817633929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.17

hardcover. Among the considerations of the two dozen papers are the reception and development of Einstein's theory of general relativity in various institutions around the world; conceptual issues of the theory, especially themes, concepts, and principles associated with his theory of gravity; a number of tech Editor(s): Eisenstaedt, Jean; Kox, A. J. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Birkhäuser United States
Edition
1992nd Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817634797
ISBN
9780817634797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.62

hardcover. The history of Einstein's theory of general relativity and its role in modern cosmology have presented a challenge to historians and philosophers of science for a long time. This volume features a selection of current investigations in the field, all by leading experts therein. Editor(s): Goenner, Hubert; Renn, Jurgen; Ritter, Jim; Sauer, Tilman. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 527 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 917.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Birkhäuser United States
Edition
1998th Edition
Number of pages
527
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817640606
ISBN
9780817640606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.50

hardcover. Based on the 6th Int'l Conference on the History of General Relativity, held in Amsterdam on June 26-29, 2002, this title offers insights on gravitation, general relativity, cosmology, unified field theory, and the history of science. Editor(s): Kox, A. J.; Eisenstaedt, Jean. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 393 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Birkhäuser United States
Edition
2005th Edition
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817643805
ISBN
9780817643805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.12

hardcover. This set of articles is the result of an international workshop focused on the various attempts to check the role of General Relativity in Gravity by measurements in space. The book presents all proposals for modification of gravitational theory in one volume. Editor(s): Everitt, C. W. F.; Huber, Martin C. E.; Kallenbach, R.; Schafer, Gerhard; Schutz, Bernard F.; Treumann, R. A. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 574 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHDV; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441913616
ISBN
9781441913616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.26

paperback. Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics. Num Pages: 824 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
824
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441922403
ISBN
9781441922403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 376.09

paperback. This book goes beyond the scope of other works in the field with its thorough treatment of applications in a wide variety of disciplines. The third edition features a new section on constants of motion and symmetry and a new appendix on the Lorentz-Legendre expansion.

Series: Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Num Pages: 592 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441930521
ISBN
9781441930521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.60

paperback. Editor(s): Beck, Rainer; Balogh, Andre; Bykov, D. V.; Treumann, Rudolf A.; Widrow, Lawrence. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 412 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHK; PHR; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 629.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489990716
ISBN
9781489990716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.85

paperback. Note from the prefaces in the first and second volumes: "This four-volume book grew from a four-semester general physics curriculum which I developed and taught for the past decade to undergraduate students at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee." Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 406 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PDA; PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 623.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493943692
ISBN
9781493943692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.74

paperback. Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 423 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: JNU; PDA; PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
423
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493952700
ISBN
9781493952700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.76

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

€ 326.56

Hardback. This book provides an introduction to the physics of the Standard Model and beyond, and to the methods used to analyze Large Hadron Collider data. It presents a full phenomenological search for graviton emission in a multi-jet final state. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 171 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ; PHR; PHS; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319007618
ISBN
9783319007618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Hardback. This book outlines and champions a consistent cosmology that fills in theoretical gaps while keeping in full accordance with observational data. This thesis proposes that the leading role in the first act of our universe might have been played by neutrinos. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 234 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ; PHR; PHS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319009629
ISBN
9783319009629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.09

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