| Search | About | Preferences | Interact | Help | |
| 150 million books. 1 search engine. | ||
books tagged “gravitation”
books tagged “gravitation”
›› Find signed collectible books by ''
English
-
Action at a Distance in Physics and Cosmologyby Fred Hoyle, Jayant Vishnu NarlikarISBN 0716703467 (0-7167-0346-7)
Hardcover, W. H. Freeman
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Action at a Distance in Physics and Cosmology'More editions of Action at a Distance in Physics and Cosmology:
Active Galactic Nuclei: From the Central Black Hole to the Galactic Environmentby Julian Henry KrolikISBN 0691011516 (0-691-01151-6)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Active Galactic Nuclei: From the Central Black Hole to the Galactic Environment'More editions of Active Galactic Nuclei: From the Central Black Hole to the Galactic Environment:
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientistby Paul A. SchilppISBN 1567314325 (1-56731-432-5)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist'More editions of Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist:
-
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientistby Paul Arthur SchilppISBN 0875482864 (0-87548-286-4)
Softcover, Open Court Publishing Company
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist'Book summary:Written by the man considered the "Person of the Century" by Time magazine, this is not a glimpse into Einstein's personal life, but an extension and elaboration into his thinking on science. Two of the great theories of the physical world were created in the early 20th century: the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Einstein created the theory of relativity and was also one of the founders of quantum theory. Here, Einstein describes the failure of classical mechanics and the rise of the electromagnetic field, the theory of relativity, and of the quanta.[via]
Written in German by Einstein himself, the book is faced, page-by-page, with a translation by the noted Professor of Philosophy Paul Arthur Schilpp.More editions of Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist:
Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativityby Gerald E. Tauber, Crown Publishing Group StaffISBN 0517536617 (0-517-53661-7)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity'More editions of Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity:
-
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacyby Kip S. ThorneISBN 0393312763 (0-393-31276-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy'Book summary:In a masterfully written, brilliantly informed work, the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech leads readers through an elegant, always human tapestry of interlocking themes, answering the great question: What principles control our universe and why do physicists think they know what they know? Introduction by Stephen Hawking. Illustrations. [via]
More editions of Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy:
-
Black Holes, White Dwarfs, and Neutron Stars: The Physics of Compact Objectsby Stuart L. ShapiroISBN 0471873160 (0-471-87316-0)
Softcover, Wiley-Interscience
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Holes, White Dwarfs, and Neutron Stars: The Physics of Compact Objects'Book summary:This self-contained textbook brings together many different branches of physics--e.g. nuclear physics, solid state physics, particle physics, hydrodynamics, relativity--to analyze compact objects. The latest astronomical data is assessed. Over 250 exercises. [via]
More editions of Black Holes, White Dwarfs, and Neutron Stars: The Physics of Compact Objects:
The Classical Theory of Fieldsby E.M. Lifshitz, Lev Davidovich LandauISBN 0080250726 (0-08-025072-6)
Softcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Classical Theory of Fields'More editions of The Classical Theory of Fields:
The Classical Theory of Fieldsby Lev Davidovich Landau, E. M. LifshitsISBN 0080181767 (0-08-018176-7)
Hardcover, Pergamon Press
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Classical Theory of Fields'More editions of The Classical Theory of Fields:
Computational Spherical Astronomyby Laurence G. TaffISBN 047106257X (0-471-06257-X)
Hardcover, Wiley
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Computational Spherical Astronomy'More editions of Computational Spherical Astronomy:
Concepts of Mass: In Classical and Modern Physicsby Max JammerISBN 0486299988 (0-486-29998-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Concepts of Mass: In Classical and Modern Physics'More editions of Concepts of Mass: In Classical and Modern Physics:
Cosmological Physicsby John A. PeacockISBN 0521422701 (0-521-42270-1)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Cosmological Physics'Book summary:This textbook provides advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a complete introduction to modern cosmology. It successfully bridges the gap between undergraduate and advanced graduate texts by discussing topics of current research, starting from first principles. Throughout this authoritative volume, emphasis is given to the simplest, most intuitive explanation for key equations used by researchers. The first third of the book carefully develops the necessary background in general relativity and quantum fields. The rest of the book then provides self-contained accounts of all the key topics in contemporary cosmology, including inflation, topological defects, gravitational lensing, galaxy formation, large-scale structure and the distance scale. To aid understanding, the book is well illustrated with helpful figures and includes outline solutions to more than ninety problems. All necessary astronomical jargon is clearly explained, ensuring the book is self-contained for any student with undergraduate physics. [via]
-
Einstein's Field Equations and Their Physical Implications: Selected Essays in Honour of Jurgen Ehlersby J. Ehlers, Bernd G. SchmidtISBN 3540670734 (3-540-67073-4)
Hardcover, Springer Verlag
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Einstein's Field Equations and Their Physical Implications: Selected Essays in Honour of Jurgen Ehlers'Book summary:This book serves two purposes. The authors present important aspects of modern research on the mathematical structure of Einstein's field equations and they show how to extract their physical content from them by mathematically exact methods. The essays are devoted to exact solutions and to the Cauchy problem of the field equations as well as to post-Newtonian approximations that have direct physical implications. Further topics concern quantum gravity and optics in gravitational fields. The book addresses researchers in relativity and differential geometry but can also be used as additional reading material for graduate students. [via]
More editions of Einstein's Field Equations and Their Physical Implications: Selected Essays in Honour of Jurgen Ehlers:
-
Feynman Lectures on Gravitationby Brian Hatfield, Richard P Feynman, William G. Wagner, Fernando B. MorinigoISBN 0201627345 (0-201-62734-5)
Hardcover, Perseus Books
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Feynman Lectures on Gravitation'Book summary:The Feynman Lectures on Gravitation are based on notes prepared during a course on gravitational physics that Richard Feynman taught at Caltech during the 1962-63 academic year. For several years prior to these lectures, Feynman thought long and hard about the fundamental problems in gravitational physics, yet he published very little. These lectures represent a useful record of his viewpoints and some of his insights into gravity and its application to cosmology, superstars, wormholes, and gravitational waves at that particular time. The lectures also contain a number of fascinating digressions and asides on the foundations of physics and other issues.Characteristically, Feynman took and untraditional non-geometric approach to gravitation and general relativity based on the underlying quantum aspects of gravity. Hence, these lectures contain a unique pedagogical account of the development of Einsteins general relativity as the inevitable result of the demand for a self-consistent theory of a massless spin-2 field (the graviton) coupled to the energy-momentum tensor of matter. This approach also demonstrates the intimate and fundamental connection between gauge invariance and the Principle of Equivalence.[via]More editions of Feynman Lectures on Gravitation:
-
Feynman's Lost Lecture: The Motion of Planets Around the Sunby Richard Phillips Feynman, Judith R. Goodstein, David GoodsteinISBN 0393039188 (0-393-03918-8)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Feynman's Lost Lecture: The Motion of Planets Around the Sun'Book summary:Richard Feynman, the rock star of theoretical physics, has left an image that belies his nerdy side. Not many bongo-playing surfer beatniks would have spent hours of their spare time proving Newton's law of elliptical planetary motion using only plane geometry. But Feynman's Lost Lecture: The Motion of Planets Around the Sun shows that the great man did just that. Originally delivered to an introductory physics class at Caltech in 1963, this 76-minute CD and book set contains everything the math-savvy listener needs to savor the pleasures of applied math. Caltech physicist David L. Goodstein and archivist Judith R. Goodstein found the notes and tape amid another professor's papers and set to work making sense of them; unfortunately, photographs of the blackboard drawings didn't survive. The book briefly covers their find and recovery work, then presents the proof as reconstructed--crucial reading if one is to follow the lecture. There's nothing easy about it, as Feynman acknowledges in the lecture:
I am going to give what I will call an elementary demonstration. "Elementary" means that very little is required to know ahead of time in order to understand it, except to have an infinite amount of intelligence.
He means, instead, that he is strictly using geometrical methods to reach his destination, which explains why it was so difficult to reconstruct without his diagrams. His charming Brooklyn accent and good humor show through in this lecture, even if the material is quite a bit drier than his fans might expect. Still, those interested in adding a new dimension to their understanding of this brilliant scientist--and those with a deep interest in Newtonian physics--will find The Motion of Planets Around the Sun a rare and unexpected treat. --Rob Lightner [via]More editions of Feynman's Lost Lecture: The Motion of Planets Around the Sun:
-
Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematicsby Michael GuillenISBN 1567314058 (1-56731-405-8)
Hardcover, Mjf Books
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics'Book summary:A Publishers Weekly best book of 1995!
Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as the science editor of ABC's Good Morning America, tells the fascinating stories behind five mathematical equations.
As a regular contributor to daytime's most popular morning news show and an instructor at Harvard University, Dr. Michael Guillen has earned the respect of millions as a clear and entertaining guide to the exhilarating world of science and mathematics.
Now Dr. Guillen unravels the equations that have led to the inventions and events that characterize the modern world, one of which -- Albert Einstein's famous energy equation, E=mc2 -- enabled the creation of the nuclear bomb. Also revealed are the mathematical foundations for the moon landing, airplane travel, the electric generator -- and even life itself.
Praised by Publishers Weekly as "a wholly accessible, beautifully written exploration of the potent mathematical imagination," and named a Best Nonfiction Book of 1995, the stories behind The Five Equations That Changed the World, as told by Dr. Guillen, are not only chronicles of science, but also gripping dramas of jealousy, fame, war, and discovery.
Dr. Michael Guillen is Instructor of Physics and Mathematics in the Core Curriculum Program at Harvard University. [via]
More editions of Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics:
- Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics: ISBN 0786881879 (0-7868-8187-9)
Softcover, Hyperion Books - Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics: ISBN 0786861037 (0-7868-6103-7)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books - Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics: ISBN 1567314058 (1-56731-405-8)
Hardcover, Mjf Books
- Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics: ISBN 0786881879 (0-7868-8187-9)
-
The Geometric Universe: Science, Geometry, and the Work of Roger Penroseby S. A. Huggett, Lionel Mason, Paul Tod, Sheung TsouISBN 0198500599 (0-19-850059-9)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Geometric Universe: Science, Geometry, and the Work of Roger Penrose'Book summary:This collection has been inspired by the work of Roger Penrose. It gives an overview of current work on the interaction between geometry and physics, from which many important developments in research have emerged. This volume collects together the contributions of many important researchers, including Sir Roger himself, and gives an overview of the many applications of geometrical ideas and techniques across mathematics and the physical sciences. From the area of pure mathematics papers are included on the topics of classical differential geometry and non-commutative geometry, knot invariants, and the applications of gauge theory. Contributions from applied mathematics cover the topics of integrable systems and general relativity. Current research in experimental and theoretical physics inspired chapters on string theory, quantum gravity, the foundations of quantum mechanics, quasi-crystals and astrophysics. The collection also includes articles on quantum computation, quantum cryptography and the possible role of micro-tubules in a theory of consciousness. [via]
More editions of The Geometric Universe: Science, Geometry, and the Work of Roger Penrose:
Geometry and Physics of Branesby U. Bruzzo, Vittorio Gorini, Ugo MoschellaISBN 075030863X (0-7503-0863-X)
Hardcover, Inst of Physics Pub Inc
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Geometry and Physics of Branes'More editions of Geometry and Physics of Branes:
-
Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physicsby John Wheeler, Kenneth W. FordISBN 0393319911 (0-393-31991-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics'Book summary:What are little physicists made of? Geons, Black Holes & Quantum Foam, in John Wheeler's science autobiography. To the rest of us, getting excited over the properties of atomic nuclei and the forces that hold invisible particles together may seem eccentric, to say the least. But physicists hold the secrets of the universe in their heads, and they have a special place in human history. Einstein, Bohr, Fermi, Oppenheimer--their names are inextricably linked with the mysteries of the atom. Wheeler, among the most creative physicists of our time, tackled questions related to the nature of space, time, and gravity alongside his more well known colleagues. Renowned as a teacher, Wheeler worked with student Richard Feynman to imagine a subatomic world where particles move backward in time. With fellow physicist and former student Ken Ford, Wheeler has crafted an engaging look at the eye of the 20th-century physics hurricane. There's a lot of physics in this book, which may put off those shy of its terminology and abstractions, but the stories and photographs of the men and women who know the atom will help readers see the humanity in science, and the warmth and passion of its practitioners. This is a remarkable history of one man's part in revealing the underlying nature of everything. --Therese Littleton [via]
More editions of Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics:
-
Gravitationby Charles W. MisnerISBN 0716703440 (0-7167-0344-0)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation'Book summary:[via]This landmark text offers a rigorous full-year graduate level course on gravitation physics, teaching students to:
" Grasp the laws of physics in flat spacetime
" Predict orders of magnitude
" Calculate using the principal tools of modern geometry
" Predict all levels of precision
" Understand Einstein's geometric framework for physics
" Explore applications, including pulsars and neutron stars, cosmology, the Schwarzschild geometry and gravitational collapse, and gravitational waves
" Probe experimental tests of Einstein's theory
" Tackle advanced topics such as superspace and quantum geometrodynamics
The book offers a unique, alternating two-track pathway through the subject:
" In many chapters, material focusing on basic physical ideas is designated as
Track 1. These sections together make an appropriate one-term advanced/graduate level course (mathematical prerequisites: vector analysis and simple partial-differential equations). The book is printed to make it easy for readers to identify these sections.
" The remaining Track 2 material provides a wealth of advanced topics instructors can draw from to flesh out a two-term course, with Track 1 sections serving as prerequisites.More editions of Gravitation:
Gravitationby Harold AspdenISBN 0850560063 (0-85056-006-3)
Hardcover, Sabberton Publications
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation'More editions of Gravitation:
Gravitationby Kip S. Thorne, Charles W. Misner, John Archibald WheelerISBN 0716703343 (0-7167-0334-3)
Hardcover, W. H. Freeman
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation'More editions of Gravitation:
Gravitation 1: Voice of Temptationby Maki Murakami, Jun LennonISBN 1598165747 (1-59816-574-7)
Softcover, Tokyopop
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation 1: Voice of Temptation'More editions of Gravitation 1: Voice of Temptation:
-
Gravitation 2by Jamie S. Rich, Ray YoshimotoISBN 1591823331 (1-59182-333-1)
Softcover, Tokyopop
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation 2'Book summary:*A New Cult Classic *A romantic comedy/drama about making it in the music industry *Spawned a ton of collectibles in Japan; Soundtracks, pencil boards, calendars, phone cards, postcards, artbooks *Gravitation anime available on DVD *A forerunner in the hugely popular Shonen-Ai (boy love) category
Just when Shuichi Shindou's rock star dreams seem to be coming together, everything falls apart. His gifted guitarist Hiro quits the band, the new manager wants to take Shuichi off the keyboards, and Shuichi finds himself constantly berated by their producer. The one person he can fall back on is his biggest critic, the cynical and abrasive Yuki. But in love, as with music, the more serious things become the greater the pressure ... gravitation takes its toll. [via]
More editions of Gravitation 2:
-
Gravitation 4by Maki Murakami, Jamie S. Rich, Ray YoshimotoISBN 1591823358 (1-59182-335-8)
Softcover, Tokyopop
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation 4'Book summary:*A New Cult Classic *A romantic comedy/drama about making it in the music industry *Spawned a ton of collectibles in Japan; Soundtracks, pencil boards, calendars, phone cards, postcards, artbooks *Gravitation anime available on DVD *A forerunner in the hugely popular Shonen-Ai (boy love) category
Eiri and Shuichi's intense relationship continues to escalate as Bad Luck's record races to the top of the charts--Eiri's coming out party on national TV boosts his popularity, as fans chant, "More-more-more!" But just as everyone is feeling sky high, Hiro announces that he's hanging up his guitar and quitting! Will Shuichi's queer eye for the rock guy convince Hiro to return to the stage? Or is the band finally out of luck? [via]
More editions of Gravitation 4:
- Gravitation 4: ISBN 1591823374 (1-59182-337-4)
Softcover, Tokyopop - Gravitation 4: ISBN 1591823390 (1-59182-339-0)
Softcover, Tokyopop - Gravitation 4: ISBN 1591823420 (1-59182-342-0)
Softcover, Tokyopop - Gravitation 4: ISBN 1595324151 (1-59532-415-1)
Softcover, Tokyopop - Gravitation 4: ISBN 1598164449 (1-59816-444-9)
Softcover, Tokyopop - Gravitation 4: ISBN 1591823358 (1-59182-335-8)
Softcover, Tokyopop
- Gravitation 4: ISBN 1591823374 (1-59182-337-4)
Gravitation 4by Jamie S. Rich, Maki Murakami, Ray YoshimotoISBN 1591823366 (1-59182-336-6)
Softcover, Tokyopop
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation 4'More editions of Gravitation 4:
- Gravitation 4: ISBN 1591823382 (1-59182-338-2)
Softcover, Tokyopop - Gravitation 4: ISBN 1591823404 (1-59182-340-4)
Softcover, Tokyopop - Gravitation 4: ISBN 1591823412 (1-59182-341-2)
Softcover, Tokyopop - Gravitation 4: ISBN 1595324143 (1-59532-414-3)
Softcover, Tokyopop - Gravitation 4: ISBN 1591823366 (1-59182-336-6)
Softcover, Tokyopop
- Gravitation 4: ISBN 1591823382 (1-59182-338-2)
Gravitation and Cosmology: From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale Proceedings of a Symposium in Honour of the 80th Birthday of Jean-Pierre Vigierby Geoffrey Hunter, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Richard L. Amoroso, Menas MafatosISBN 1402008856 (1-4020-0885-6)
Hardcover, Kluwer Academic Pub
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation and Cosmology: From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale Proceedings of a Symposium in Honour of the 80th Birthday of Jean-Pierre Vigier'More editions of Gravitation and Cosmology: From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale Proceedings of a Symposium in Honour of the 80th Birthday of Jean-Pierre Vigier:
-
Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativityby Steven WeinbergISBN 0471925675 (0-471-92567-5)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity'Book summary:Weinberg's 1972 work, in his description, had two purposes. The first was practical to bring together and assess the wealth of data provided over the previous decade while realizing that newer data would come in even as the book was being printed. He hoped the comprehensive picture would prepare the reader and himself to that new data as it emerged. The second was to produce a textbook about general relativity in which geometric ideas were not given a starring role for (in his words) too great an emphasis on geometry can only obscure the deep connections between gravitation and the rest of physics. [via]
More editions of Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity:
Gravitation and Inertiaby Ignazio Ciufolini, John Archibald WheelerISBN 0691033234 (0-691-03323-4)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation and Inertia'More editions of Gravitation and Inertia:
-
Gravitational Force of the Sunby Pari SpolterISBN 0963810758 (0-9638107-5-8)
Hardcover, Orb Pub Co
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitational Force of the Sun'Book summary:The book presents new concepts in the study of gravitation. A new equation for the gravitational force is introduced, which is the correct interpretation of Kepler's third law and which has been verified experimentally to very high precision. The equation is F = a.A, or force = acceleration Area. The book also presents equations for the sequential distances of the planets from the sun and of satellites from the centers of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, with correlation coefficients upwards of 0.99, concluding that gravitation is quantized. A simple and useful equation for eccentricity is presented as the ratio of the sum of perturbations to the gravitational force of the sun. It is shown that Kepler's second law is not a general law; i.e., equal areas are swept in approximately equal intervals of time only near aphelion and perihelion. There is now confusion between the concepts of "force" and "energy." In the last chapter of the book, new units are introduced to clarify the two concepts. Any equation containing "mass" relates to the concept of "energy". Force is independent of mass. [via]
More editions of Gravitational Force of the Sun:
Gravitational Wavesby Vittorio Gorini, Ignazio Ciufolini, Pietro Fre, Ugo MoschellaISBN 0750307412 (0-7503-0741-2)
Hardcover, Inst of Physics Pub Inc
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitational Waves'More editions of Gravitational Waves:
-
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimensionby Michio KakuISBN 0385477058 (0-385-47705-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension'Book summary:How many dimensions do you live in? Three? Maybe that's all your commonsense sense perception perceives, but there is growing and compelling evidence to suggest that we actually live in a universe of ten real dimensions. Kaku has written an extraordinarily lucid and thought-provoking exploration of the theoretical and empirical bases of a ten-dimensional universe and even goes so far as to discuss possible practical implications--such as being able to escape the collapse of the universe. Yikes. Highly Recommended. [via]
More editions of Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension:
- Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension: ISBN 0195085140 (0-19-508514-0)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand - Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension: ISBN 0192861891 (0-19-286189-1)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension: ISBN 0385477058 (0-385-47705-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
- Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension: ISBN 0195085140 (0-19-508514-0)
Information Mechanicsby Frederick W. KantorISBN 0471029688 (0-471-02968-8)
Hardcover, Wiley
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Information Mechanics'More editions of Information Mechanics:
A Journey into Gravity and Spacetimeby John A. WheelerISBN 0716760347 (0-7167-6034-7)
Softcover, Holt & Company, Henry
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime'More editions of A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime:
Journey into Gravity and Spacetimeby John Archibald WheelerISBN 0716750163 (0-7167-5016-3)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Journey into Gravity and Spacetime'More editions of Journey into Gravity and Spacetime:
-
The Large Scale Structure of Space-Timeby Stephen W. Hawking, George Francis Rayner EllisISBN 0521099064 (0-521-09906-4)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time'Book summary:Einstein's General Theory of Relativity leads to two remarkable predictions: first, that the ultimate destiny of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse and to disappear from view, leaving behind a 'black hole' in space; and secondly, that there will exist singularities in space-time itself. These singularities are places where space-time begins or ends, and the presently known laws of physics break down. They will occur inside black holes, and in the past are what might be construed as the beginning of the universe. To show how these predictions arise, the authors discuss the General Theory of Relativity in the large. Starting with a precise formulation of the theory and an account of the necessary background of differential geometry, the significance of space-time curvature is discussed and the global properties of a number of exact solutions of Einstein's field equations are examined. The theory of the causal structure of a general space-time is developed, and is used to study black holes and to prove a number of theorems establishing the inevitability of singualarities under certain conditions. A discussion of the Cauchy problem for General Relativity is also included in this 1973 book. [via]
More editions of The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time:
Mathematics Applied to Deterministic Problems in the Natural Sciencesby Chia-Ch-Iao Lin, Lee A. SegelISBN 0898712297 (0-89871-229-7)
Softcover, Society for Industrial & Applied
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Mathematics Applied to Deterministic Problems in the Natural Sciences'More editions of Mathematics Applied to Deterministic Problems in the Natural Sciences:
-
The Nature of the Physical Worldby Arthur S. EddingtonISBN 1417907185 (1-4179-0718-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Nature of the Physical World'Book summary:1929. The course of Gifford Lectures that Eddington delivered in the University of Edinburgh in January to March 1927. It treats of the philosophical outcome of the great changes of scientific thought which have recently come about. The theory of relativity and the quantum theory have led to strange new conceptions of the physical world; the progress of the principles of thermodynamics has wrought more gradual but no less profound change. The first eleven chapters are for the most part occupied with the new physical theories, with the reasons which have led to their adoption, and especially with the conceptions which seem to underlie them. The aim is to make clear the scientific view of the world as it stands at the present day, and, where it is incomplete, to judge the direction in which modern ideas appear to be tending. In the last four chapters I consider the position which this scientific view should occupy in relation to the wider aspects of human experience, including religion. Contents: The Downfall of Classical Physics; Relativity; Time; The Running-Down of the Universe; Becoming; Gravitation-the Law; Gravitation-the Explanation; Man's Place in the Universe; The Quantum Theory; The New Quantum Theory; World Building; Pointer Readings; Reality; Causation; and Science and Mysticism. [via]
More editions of The Nature of the Physical World:
-
Newton's Clock: Chaos in the Solar Systemby Ivars PetersonISBN 0716727242 (0-7167-2724-2)
Softcover, Freeman & Company, W. H.
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Newton's Clock : Chaos in the Solar System'Book summary:In this book, author Ivars Peterson examines a mystery that has fascinated and tormented astronomers and mathematicians for centuries: are the orbits of planets and other bodies stable and predictable or are there elements affecting the dynamics of the solar system that defy calculation? It is one of the most perplexing, unsolved issues in astronomy, with each step toward its resolution-from Newton's clocklike mathematical models to the astonishing work of super computers exposing additional uncertainties and deeper questions about the stability of the solar system. To bring readers up to date with this scientific detective story, Newton's Clock describes the development of celestial mechanics-from the star charts of ancient navigators to the great Renaissance scientists; from the crucial work of Poincare to the startling, sometimes controversial findings and theories made possible by modern mathematics and computer simulations. Equal parts science and history, the book shows how the exploration of the solar system has taken us from clocklike precision into chaos and complexity. [via]
More editions of Newton's Clock: Chaos in the Solar System:
Principles of Cosmology and Gravitationby Michael BerryISBN 0852740379 (0-85274-037-9)
Softcover, Inst of Physics Pub Inc
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation'More editions of Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation:
- Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation: ISBN 0521210615 (0-521-21061-5)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr - Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation: ISBN 0521290287 (0-521-29028-7)
Hardcover, Cambridge University Press - Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation: ISBN 0852740379 (0-85274-037-9)
Softcover, Inst of Physics Pub Inc
- Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation: ISBN 0521210615 (0-521-21061-5)
The Riddle of Gravitationby Peter G. BergmannISBN 0486273784 (0-486-27378-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Riddle of Gravitation'More editions of The Riddle of Gravitation:
-
Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World: Motion of Bodiesby Isaac NewtonISBN 0520009282 (0-520-00928-2)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World: Motion of Bodies'More editions of Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World: Motion of Bodies:
-
Six Easy Pieces and Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacherby Richard Phillips FeynmanISBN 0738206504 (0-7382-0650-4)
Hardcover, Basic Books
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Six Easy Pieces and Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher'More editions of Six Easy Pieces and Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher:
-
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacherby Richard Feynman, Paul DaviesISBN 0465023924 (0-465-02392-4)
Softcover, Basic Books
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher'Book summary:Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher is a publishing first. This set couples a book containing the six easiest chapters from Richard Feynmans landmark work, Lectures on Physicsspecifically designed for the general, non-scientist readerwith the actual recordings of the late, great physicist delivering the lectures on which the chapters are based. Nobel Laureate Feynman gave these lectures just once, to a group of Caltech undergraduates in 1961 and 1962, and these newly released recordings allow you to experience one of the Twentieth Centurys greatest mindsas if you were right there in the classroom.[via]More editions of Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher:
- Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher: ISBN 0738200220 (0-7382-0022-0)
Softcover, Perseus Audio - Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher: ISBN 0201408252 (0-201-40825-2)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group - Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher: ISBN 0201408961 (0-201-40896-1)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group - Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher: ISBN 0201409550 (0-201-40955-0)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group - Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher: ISBN 0201409569 (0-201-40956-9)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group - Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher: ISBN 0465023924 (0-465-02392-4)
Softcover, Basic Books
- Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher: ISBN 0738200220 (0-7382-0022-0)
Space And Time In Contemporary Physics: An Introduction To The Theory Of Relativity And Gravitationby Moritz SchlickISBN 0486442837 (0-486-44283-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Space And Time In Contemporary Physics: An Introduction To The Theory Of Relativity And Gravitation'More editions of Space And Time In Contemporary Physics: An Introduction To The Theory Of Relativity And Gravitation:
-
Space through the Ages: The Evolution of Geometrical Ideas from Pythagoras to Hilbert and Einsteinby Cornelius LanczosISBN 0124358500 (0-12-435850-0)
Hardcover, Academic Press
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Space through the Ages: The Evolution of Geometrical Ideas from Pythagoras to Hilbert and Einstein'More editions of Space through the Ages: The Evolution of Geometrical Ideas from Pythagoras to Hilbert and Einstein:
-
Spacetime Physics: Introduction to Special Relativityby Edwin F. Taylor, John Archibald WheelerISBN 0716723271 (0-7167-2327-1)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Spacetime Physics: Introduction to Special Relativity'Book summary:Written by two of the field's true pioneers, Spacetime Physics can extend and enhance coverage of specialty relativity in the classroom. This thoroughly up-to-date, highly accessible overview covers microgravity, collider accelerators, satellite probes, neutron detectors, radioastronomy, and pulsars. The chapter on general relativity with new material on gravity waves, black holes, and cosmology. [via]
More editions of Spacetime Physics: Introduction to Special Relativity:
-
Spacetime Physicsby TaylorISBN 0716723263 (0-7167-2326-3)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Spacetime Physics'Book summary:"...imaginative and well laid out...It is well provided with illustrations and worked examples." New Scientist "...concerns itself with both Einstein's special and general theories of relativity ...a valuable reference ...I highly recommend it." The Physics Teacher [via]
More editions of Spacetime Physics:
Theoretical Cosmologyby A.K. RaychaudhuriISBN 019851462X (0-19-851462-X)
Hardcover, Clarendon Press
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Theoretical Cosmology'More editions of Theoretical Cosmology:
-
Three Roads to Quantum Gravityby Lee SmolinISBN 0465078362 (0-465-07836-2)
Softcover, Basic Books
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Three Roads to Quantum Gravity'Book summary:It's difficult, writes Lee Smolin in this lucid overview of modern physics, to talk meaningfully about the big questions of space and time, given the limitations of our technology and perceptions.
It's more difficult still given some of the contradictions and inconsistencies that obtain between quantum theory, which "was invented to explain why atoms are stable and do not instantly fall apart" but has little to say about space and time, and general relatively theory, which has everything to say about the big picture but tends to collapse when describing the behavior of atoms and their even smaller constituents. Whence the hero of Smolin's tale, the as-yet-incomplete quantum theory of gravity, which seeks to unify relativity and quantum theory--and, in the bargain, to move toward a "grand theory of everything." Smolin ably explains concepts that underlie quantum gravity, such as background independence, the superposition principle, and the notion of causal structure, and he traces the development of allied theories that have shaped modern physics and led to this new view of the universe.
Although he allows that "it has not been possible to test any of our new theories of quantum gravity experimentally," Smolin predicts that a solid framework will be established by 2015 at the outside. If he's correct, the years in between promise to be an exciting time for students of the physical sciences, and Smolin's book makes an engaging introduction to some of the big questions they'll be asking. --Gregory McNamee [via]
More editions of Three Roads to Quantum Gravity:
Two Dimensional Quantum Gravity and Random Surfaces: Jerusalem Winter School for Theoreticalphysic S, Jerusalem, Israel, 27 Dec, 90-4 Jan, 91by D.J. Gross, T. Piran, S. WeinbergISBN 9810206429 (981-02-0642-9)
Hardcover, World Scientific Pub Co Inc
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Two Dimensional Quantum Gravity and Random Surfaces: Jerusalem Winter School for Theoreticalphysic S, Jerusalem, Israel, 27 Dec, 90-4 Jan, 91'More editions of Two Dimensional Quantum Gravity and Random Surfaces: Jerusalem Winter School for Theoreticalphysic S, Jerusalem, Israel, 27 Dec, 90-4 Jan, 91:
-
Ufos & Anti-Gravity: Piece for a Jig Sawby Leonard G. CrampISBN 0932813437 (0-932813-43-7)
Softcover, Adventures Unlimited Pr
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Ufos & Anti-Gravity: Piece for a Jig Saw'Book summary:Softcover, as shown, w/only expected minor cover shopwear. 1996 'Adventures Unlimited' reprint of 1966 title. [via]
More editions of Ufos & Anti-Gravity: Piece for a Jig Saw:
Spanish
Gravitation 10by Maki MurakamiISBN 8484498433 (84-8449-843-3)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation 10'More editions of Gravitation 10:
Gravitation 11by Maki MurakamiISBN 8484498441 (84-8449-844-1)
Softcover, Glenat Espana Ediciones Sl
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation 11'More editions of Gravitation 11:
Gravitation 2by Maki MurakamiISBN 848449487X (84-8449-487-X)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation 2'More editions of Gravitation 2:
Gravitation 3by Maki MurakamiISBN 8484494942 (84-8449-494-2)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation 3'More editions of Gravitation 3:
-
Gravitation 5by Maki MurakamiISBN 8484495892 (84-8449-589-2)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation 5'More editions of Gravitation 5:
Gravitation 6by Maki MurakamiISBN 8484495906 (84-8449-590-6)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation 6'More editions of Gravitation 6:
-
Gravitation 7by Maki MurakamiISBN 8484498409 (84-8449-840-9)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
Find This Book
› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravitation 7'More editions of Gravitation 7:
![[powered by Muze Inc.]](http://i.bookfinder.com/images/site/muze/powered_by_muze.gif){kind=small}