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Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity. International Student Edition.
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Pearson, New York
ISBN 10: 813170050X
ISBN 13: 9788131700501
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Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Green softcover Interational Edition in Good+ condition. The covers show some edge wear and creased corners. The binding is square and tight. An organization stamp is neatly marked out on the first page. The interior pages contain sparse erased pencil. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. Hartle has authored this book with the motive of bringing the endless subject: The General Theory of Relativity, into a concise book in Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity in order to help the students of undergraduate level. Adopting a 'physics first' method to his area of study, Hartle presents this book with a brief, easy to understand English. The author emphasises on the interesting phenomena of gravitational physics and the developing link between the theory and the observation in this book. The book also depicts examples before every derivation for easy understanding of the subject. The various chapters in this book deals with concepts like Special Relativity and Space and Time in Newtonian Physics, Black Holes, Gravitational Physics, Newtonian Physics, Cosmological Models, The Curved Spacetimes of General Relativity, Gravity as Geometry, Solar System Tests, The Einstein Equation, Curvature, and Gravitational Wave Emission. Topics like GPS and X-Ray sources are applied to explain the boundless relevancy to the subject of Theory of General Relativity in day to day life. This book is based on the magnum opus The General Theory of Relativity, a geometric theory of gravitation authored by Albert Einstein in the year 1916. Seller Inventory # 15411
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