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Recent Developments in Gravitation
. Ed(S): Levy, Maurice; Deser, S.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Levy, Maurice; Deser, S. Series: NATO Science Series B. Num Pages: 596 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1033.
The theory of General Relativity, after its invention by Albert Einstein, remained for many years a monument of mathemati cal speculation, striking in its ambition and its formal beauty, but quite separated from the main stream of modern Physics, which had centered, after the early twenties, on quantum mechanics and its applications. In the last ten or fifteen years, however, the situation has changed radically. First, a great deal of significant exper~en tal data became available. Then important contributions were made to the incorporation of general relativity into the framework of quantum theory. Finally, in the last three years, exciting ... Read more
The theory of General Relativity, after its invention by Albert Einstein, remained for many years a monument of mathemati cal speculation, striking in its ambition and its formal beauty, but quite separated from the main stream of modern Physics, which had centered, after the early twenties, on quantum mechanics and its applications. In the last ten or fifteen years, however, the situation has changed radically. First, a great deal of significant exper~en tal data became available. Then important contributions were made to the incorporation of general relativity into the framework of quantum theory. Finally, in the last three years, exciting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series B
Number of Pages
596
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461329572
SKU
V9781461329572
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