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General Relativity for the Gifted Amateur
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Description
It is central to our notions of where the Universe comes from and what its eventual fate might be. For those wishing to learn physics, general relativity enjoys a dubious distinction. It is frequently viewed as a difficult theory, whose mastery is a rite of passage into the world of advanced physics and is described in an array of unforgiving, weighty textbooks aimed firmly at aspiring professionals.
Written by experimental physicists and aimed at providing the interested amateur with a bridge from undergraduate physics to general relativity, this book is designed to be different. The imagined reader is a gifted amateur possessing a curious and adaptable mind looking to be told an entertaining and intellectually stimulating story, but who will not feel patronised if a few mathematical niceties are spelled out in detail.
Using numerous worked examples, diagrams and careful physically motivated explanations, this book will smooth the path towards understanding the radically different and revolutionary view of the physical world that general relativity provides and which all physicists should have the opportunity to experience.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
620
Release Date:
2025-04-29
Publication Date:
2025-01-30
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0192867415
ISBN13:
9780192867414
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
1397 g
Height:
195 cm
Width:
247 cm
Thickness:
40 cm
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