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General Relativity: The Most Beautiful of Theories: Applications and Trends After 100 Years Hardcover - 2015
by Carlo Rovelli (Editor); Contribution by Andrew C. Fabian; Contribution by Anthony Lasenby
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Generalising Newton's law of gravitation, general relativity is one of the pillars of modern physics. While applications in the beginning were restricted to isolated effects such as a proper understanding of Mercury's orbit, the second half of the twentieth century saw a massive development of applications. These include cosmology, gravitational waves, and even very practical results for satellite based positioning systems as well as different approaches to unite general relativity with another very successful branch of physics - quantum theory.
On the occassion of general relativity's centennial, leading scientists in the different branches of gravitational research review the history and recent advances in the main fields of applications of the theory, which was referred to by Lev Landau as "the most beautiful of the existing physical theories".
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- Title General Relativity: The Most Beautiful of Theories: Applications and Trends After 100 Years
- Author Carlo Rovelli (Editor); Contribution by Andrew C. Fabian; Contribution by Anthony Lasenby
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 216
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher de Gruyter
- Date 2015-01-29
- ISBN 9783110340426 / 3110340429
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.9 x 0.6 in (24.13 x 17.53 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Historical
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014038217
- Dewey Decimal Code 530.11
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