$100.75
- Hardcover
888 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2013
Summary
This unique textbook provides an accessible introduction to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, a subject of breathtaking beauty and supreme importance in physics. With his trademark blend of wit and incisiveness, A. Zee guides readers from the fundamentals of Newtonian mechanics to the most exciting frontiers of research today, including de Sitter and anti-de Sitter spacetimes, Kaluza-Klein theory, and brane worlds. Unlike other books on Einstein gravity, this book emphasizes the act…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691145587 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 069114558X |
| Author: | Anthony Zee |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 888 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2013 |
| Weight: | 2.00kg |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 254mm |
| Series: | In a Nutshell |
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Critics Review
“Zee writes in an informal, conversational style, displaying his extensive experience and close contacts with many undergraduate and graduate students.”– Choice
One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013 “Zee writes in an informal, conversational style, displaying his extensive experience and close contacts with many undergraduate and graduate students.”–Choice
Anthony Zee
A. Zee is professor of physics at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His books include Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell and Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (both Princeton).
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