Riddle of Gravitation - Revised and Updated Edition

Klappentext Nonmathematical introduction to conceptual foundations of both Newton's and Einstein's theories of gravity features updated material on gravity waves! singularities! and other current topics. 88 illustrations. 1968 edition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Scope of GravitationI NEWTONIAN PHYSICS AND SPECIAL RELATIVITY 1 Early History 2 Relativity of Motion 3 The Universal Speed of Light 4 The Special Theory of Relativity 5 Minkowski's Four-Dimensional World 6 "Mass! Energy! Momentum" 7 Flat Space-Curved SpaceII GENERAL RELATIVITY 8 Relativity and Gravitation 9 The Relativity of Free Fall 10 The Principle of General Covariance 11 Curved Space-Time 12 Gravitation in the Space-Time Continuum 13 Schwarzschild's Solution 14 Inside the Schwarzschild Radius 15 Event HorizonsIII RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 16 Gravitational Collapse 17 Gravitational Radiation 18 The Search for Gravitational Waves 19 Cosmology 20 Current Observational Programs 21 Particle Moon 22 Quantum Theory of Gravitation 23 What Is an Observable? 24 Space-Time Today and TomorrowAPPENDIXESI The Equal-Areas Law of KeplerII Derivation of the Inverse-Square Law of ForceIII The Lorentz TransformationIV The Schwarzschild RadiusV Gravitational RadiationVI Powers of 10 and Units of MeasurementGlossarySuggestions for Further ReadingIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter G. Bergmann, Peter Gabriel Bergmann
• Editore: Dover Publications Inc.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1993
• EAN: 9780486273785
• ISBN: 978-0-486-27378-5
• Pagine: 234
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Meccanica, acustica