A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime
Published on 7. June 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
258 pages
978-0-7167-6034-4 (ISBN)
Description
An introduction to Einstein's geometric theory of gravity and its implications for the relationship between mass and spacetime. Arguing that gravity closely connects the world around us and the innermost workings of the universe, the book applies Einstein's theory to many different phenomena.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
163 colour and b&w illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 214 mm
Weight
632 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7167-6034-4 (9780716760344)
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Content
Great men, great ideas; from fall to float; interval - revelation that all of space is ours; boomerang through the Earth; tides - the grip of mass on spacetime; momenergy - the grip of spacetime on mass; the boundary of a boundary - where the action is; from potter's wheel to space geometry; picturing space and spacetime around a centre of mass; stones in flight and planets in orbit; gravity waves; black holes; a farewell look at gravity.