General Theory of Relativity.

DIRAC, P. A. M. [Paul Adrien Maurice] (1902-1984):

ISBN 10: 0471215759 / ISBN 13: 9780471215752

Published by New York: John Wiley, 1975., 1975

About this Item

First Edition. viii, 71 pp. Original cloth. Near Fine, in very good+ dust jacket. Paul Dirac: Nobel Prize, Physics, 1933 (shared with Erwin Schrödinger), 'for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory.' 'Einstein's general theory of relativity requires a curved space for the description of the physical world. If one wishes to go beyond superficial discussions of the physical relations involved, one needs to set up precise equations for handling curved space. The well-established mathematical technique that accomplishes this is clearly described in this classic book by Nobel Laureate P.A.M. Dirac. Based on a series of lectures given by Dirac at Florida State University, and intended for the advanced undergraduate, General Theory of Relativity comprises thirty-five compact chapters that take the reader point-by-point through the necessary steps for understanding general relativity' (Web site of Princeton University Press, which reprinted the book in its Princeton Landmarks in Physics series).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: General Theory of Relativity.
• Publisher: New York: John Wiley, 1975.
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471215759
• ISBN 13: 9780471215752
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Einstein's general theory of relativity requires a curved space for the description of the physical world. If one wishes to go beyond superficial discussions of the physical relations involved, one needs to set up precise equations for handling curved space. The well-established mathematical technique that accomplishes this is clearly described in this classic book by Nobel Laureate P.A.M. Dirac. Based on a series of lectures given by Dirac at Florida State University, and intended for the advanced undergraduate, General Theory of Relativity comprises thirty-five compact chapters that take the reader point-by-point through the necessary steps for understanding general relativity.

Review

Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space. -- Physics Today
Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space. -- "Physics Today

Dirac was a man of few words, and this little book-with 35 sections spanning 69 pages-exhibits the concise, direct style that was his trademark. Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space.--R. Corby Hovis "Physics Today "
Dirac was a man of few words, and this little book-with 35 sections spanning
69 pages-exhibits the concise, direct style that was his trademark. Seasoned
physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized
introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space.
--R. Corby Hovis "Physics Today "

"Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space."--Physics Today

"Dirac was a man of few words, and this little book-with 35 sections spanning 69 pages-exhibits the concise, direct style that was his trademark. Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space."--R. Corby Hovis, Physics Today

-Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space.---Physics Today

-Dirac was a man of few words, and this little book-with 35 sections spanning 69 pages-exhibits the concise, direct style that was his trademark. Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space.---R. Corby Hovis, Physics Today