Relativity category: 254 books
by Joel Franklin
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Classical field theory, which concerns the generation and interaction of fields, is a logical precursor to quantum field theory, and can be used to describe phenomena such as gravity and electromagnetism. Written for advanced undergraduates, and appropriate for graduate level classes, this book provides...
Extensions of f(R) Gravity
Curvature-Matter Couplings and Hybrid Metric-Palatini Theory
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2018
Recent cosmological observations have posed a challenge for traditional theories of gravity: what is the force driving the accelerated expansion of the universe? What if dark energy or dark matter do not exist and what we observe is a modification of the gravitational interaction that dominates the...
by Dean Rickles
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2007
In this book Rickles considers several interpretative difficulties raised by gauge-type symmetries (those that correspond to no change in physical state). The ubiquity of such symmetries in modern physics renders them an urgent topic in philosophy of physics. Rickles focuses on spacetime physics,...
Thinkerings
Ponderings and Mental Experiments That Challenge Current Scientific Thinking and Other Good Stuff
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2007
This book covers a wide variety of subjects, ranging from a New World Calendar to Einstein's Theories of Relativity. It describes interesting aspects of Astronomy, History, Philosophy and Life, using simple terms that do no require prior knowledge of these matters.
Several natural phenomena...
Einstein
His Life and Universe
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2007
By the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein.
How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality....
What Is Real?
The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
The untold story of the heretical thinkers who dared to question the nature of our quantum universe
Every physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed...
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe
The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
A Princeton astrophysicist explores whether journeying to the past or future is scientifically possible in this “intriguing” volume (Neil deGrasse Tyson).
It was H. G. Wells who coined the term “time machine”—but the concept of time travel, both forward and backward, has always provoked...
Farewell to Reality
How Modern Physics Has Betrayed the Search for Scientific Truth
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
From acclaimed science author Jim Baggot, a lively, provocative, and “intellectually gratifying” critique of modern theoretical physics (The Economist).
Where does one draw the line between solid science and fairy-tale physics? Jim Baggott argues that there is no observational or experimental...
by Carlo Rovelli
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 22, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 22, 2014
Ci sono frontiere della conoscenza dove brucia il nostro desiderio di sapere: sono nelle profondità più minute del tessuto dello spazio, nelle origini del cosmo, nella natura del tempo, nella destinazione dei buchi neri. Qui, a contatto con l’oceano di quanto non sappiamo, bellezza e mistero ci...
Albert Einstein
El genio tras la teoría de la relatividad
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 24, 2017
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Albert Einstein, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:• Comprender los avances progresivos de la física a lo largo de la historia y su influencia en la física...
Albert Einstein
De la théorie de la relativité à l'engagement pacifiste
Language: French
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Albert Einstein en moins d’une heure !
Albert Einstein est une figure emblématique du XXe siècle connue de tous, bien au-delà du monde scientifique. S’il est souvent associé à sa célèbre formule E = mc2 et représenté en génie décalé...
TIME Albert Einstein
The Enduring Legacy of a Modern Genius
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
Albert Einstein's immense breakthroughs in theoretical physics revolutionized our view of the cosmos and made him one of the towering figures of the 20th century, a man whose name is synonymous with genius.
Physics on the Fringe
Smoke Rings, Circlons, and Alternative Theories of Everything
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
For the past fifteen years, acclaimed science writer Margaret Wertheim has been collecting the works of "outsider physicists," many without formal training and all convinced that they have found true alternative theories of the universe. Jim Carter, the Einstein of outsiders, has developed his own...
The Physics of Everyday Things
The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Physics professor, bestselling author, and dynamic storyteller James Kakalios reveals the mind-bending science behind the seemingly basic things that keep our daily lives running, from our smart phones and digital “clouds” to x-ray machines and hybrid vehicles.
Most of us are clueless when...