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Relativity and Cosmology - Volume 5 of Modern Classical Physics (Paperback)
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Relativity and Cosmology - Volume 5 of Modern Classical Physics (Paperback)
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A groundbreaking textbook on twenty-first-century general
relativity and cosmology Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford's
monumental Modern Classical Physics is now available in five
stand-alone volumes that make ideal textbooks for individual
graduate or advanced undergraduate courses on statistical physics;
optics; elasticity and fluid dynamics; plasma physics; and
relativity and cosmology. Each volume teaches the fundamental
concepts, emphasizes modern, real-world applications, and gives
students a physical and intuitive understanding of the subject.
Relativity and Cosmology is an essential introduction to the
subject, including remarkable recent advances. Written by
award-winning physicists who have made fundamental contributions to
the field and taught it for decades, the book differs from most
others on the subject in important ways. It highlights recent
transformations in our understanding of black holes, gravitational
waves, and the cosmos; it emphasizes the physical interpretation of
general relativity in terms of measurements made by observers; it
explains the physics of the Riemann tensor in terms of tidal
forces, differential frame dragging, and associated field lines; it
presents an astrophysically oriented description of spinning black
holes; it gives a detailed analysis of an incoming gravitational
wave's interaction with a detector such as LIGO; and it provides a
comprehensive, in-depth account of the universe's evolution, from
its earliest moments to the present. While the book is designed to
be used for a one-quarter or full-semester course, it goes deep
enough to provide a foundation for understanding and participating
in some areas of cutting-edge research. Includes many exercise
problems Features color figures, suggestions for further reading,
extensive cross-references, and a detailed index Optional "Track 2"
sections make this an ideal book for a one-quarter or one-semester
course An online illustration package is available to professors
The five volumes, which are available individually as paperbacks
and ebooks, are Statistical Physics; Optics; Elasticity and Fluid
Dynamics; Plasma Physics; and Relativity and Cosmology.
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