Gravitation
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Gravitation
By (Author) Charles W. Misner
By (author) Kip S. Thorne
By (author) John Archibald Wheeler
Preface by David I. Kaiser
Introduction by Charles W. Misner
Introduction by Kip S. Thorne
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
2nd January 2018
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Astrophysics
521.1
Physical Properties
Hardback
1336
Width 203mm, Height 254mm
2722g
Description
First published in 1973, Gravitation is a landmark graduate-level textbook that presents Einstein's general theory of relativity and offers a rigorous, full-year course on the physics of gravitation. Upon publication, Science called it "a pedagogic masterpiece," and it has since become a classic, considered essential reading for every serious stude
Reviews
"Kip S. Thorne, Co-Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics"
Author Bio
Charles W. Misner is professor emeritus of physics at the University of Maryland. Kip S. Thorne is the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology. His books include Modern Classical Physics(Princeton), Black Holes and Time Warps, and The Science of Interstellar. John Archibald Wheeler (1911-2008) was professor of physics at Princeton University and later at the University of Texas, Austin. His books include Spacetime Physics and Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam.
