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Bryce DeWitt's Lectures on Gravitation (Lecture Notes in Physics)
Bryce S. Dewitt
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Description for Bryce DeWitt's Lectures on Gravitation (Lecture Notes in Physics)
Paperback. Written with clarity and authority, and edited by DeWitt's former student Steven Christensen, these timeless lecture notes, containing material not found elsewhere, are a gem to be discovered or re-discovered by anyone interested in gravitational physics. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 300 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHDV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Bryce DeWitt, a student of Nobel Laureate Julian Schwinger, was himself one of the towering figures in 20th century physics, particularly renowned for his seminal contributions to quantum field theory, numerical relativity and quantum gravity. In late 1971 DeWitt gave a course on gravitation at Stanford University, leaving almost 400 pages of detailed handwritten notes. Written with clarity and authority, and edited by his former student Steven Christensen, these timeless lecture notes, containing material or expositions not found in any other textbooks, are a gem to be discovered or re-discovered by anyone seriously interested in the ... Read more
Bryce DeWitt, a student of Nobel Laureate Julian Schwinger, was himself one of the towering figures in 20th century physics, particularly renowned for his seminal contributions to quantum field theory, numerical relativity and quantum gravity. In late 1971 DeWitt gave a course on gravitation at Stanford University, leaving almost 400 pages of detailed handwritten notes. Written with clarity and authority, and edited by his former student Steven Christensen, these timeless lecture notes, containing material or expositions not found in any other textbooks, are a gem to be discovered or re-discovered by anyone seriously interested in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540369097
SKU
V9783540369097
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Reviews for Bryce DeWitt's Lectures on Gravitation (Lecture Notes in Physics)
From the reviews: DeWitt's lectures cover interesting and detailed material which is rarely found in other text books. It is a book for the advanced reader. (Norbert Dragon, General Relativity and Gravitation, Vol. 44, 2012)