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Princeton University Pres
02 January 2018
"First published in 1973, Gravitation is a landmark graduate-level textbook that presents Einstein's general theory of relativity and offers a rigorous, full-year course on the physics of gravitation. Upon publication, Science called it ""a pedagogic masterpiece,"" and it has since become a classic, considered essential reading for every serious stude"

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Imprint:   Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 203mm, 
Weight:   2.722kg
ISBN:   9780691177793
ISBN 10:   0691177791
Pages:   1280
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Charles W. Misner is professor emeritus of physics at the University of Maryland. Kip S. Thorne is the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology. His books include Modern Classical Physics(Princeton), Black Holes and Time Warps, and The Science of Interstellar. John Archibald Wheeler (1911-2008) was professor of physics at Princeton University and later at the University of Texas, Austin. His books include Spacetime Physics and Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam.

Reviews for Gravitation

Kip S. Thorne, Co-Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics This book is considered the Bible for everyone in the field of gravitation. --Alberto Vecchio, University of Birmingham Gravitation is the encyclopedic, definitive exposition of general relativity as of 1970. Any serious researcher of general relativity will want to have this book at hand. --Andrew Hamilton, University of Colorado, Boulder Gravitation is a classic. --David Spergel, Princeton University Gravitation has been a very influential book in the field, and it gives a remarkably thorough treatment of what's relevant in general relativity today. --Frans Pretorius, Princeton University


  • Winner of 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics 2017

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