Gravitation and Gauge Symmetries

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"The book is very well written. It provides a very good pedagogical survey of the gravity from the point of view of gauge theories that are very successful in explaining the other physical interactions. Basic ideas of the most recent theories of unification of all fundamental physical interactions are explored in an effective way. The book contains very useful examples and exercises making understanding of presented ideas easier, and they extend the results discussed in the text.
- Zdenek Stuchlik, Acta Physica Slovaca

"The experience and maturity of the writer are manifest in the clear and pedagogical style of exposition. The subject is a difficult one and the going is tough, but the author does an excellent job of making the topics as digestible as possible, without sacrifice of detail and rigor. Mathematical propriety is maintained, and at the same time there are many illuminations of physical intuition, essential to keep the interest of the physicist alive ... the book is an excellent introduction to the general area of gauge symmetries and gravity .... this volume is handsomely produced and printed on good quality paper, making a pleasant and useful addition to a theoretician's library."
- Lewis Ryder, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK

"This book is a rather broad scope, intending to shed light upon the intrinsic structure of gravity and gauge invariance ... This book is accompanied by 13 useful appendices, which give, inter alia, some more details on the de Sitter gauge theory, the Ashtekar reformulation of general relativity, and Chern-Simons models in three dimensions ... Certainly, Milutin Blagojevic's book fills a gap in the current literature and will be useful for students and researchers of gravity."