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100 Years of Relativity : Space-Time Structure: Einstein and Beyond by Abhay Ashtekar (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWorld Industries Scientific Publishing Co Pte LTD
ISBN-109812563946
ISBN-139789812563941
eBay Product ID (ePID)47774406
Product Key Features
Book Title100 Years of Relativity : Space-Time Structure: Einstein and Beyond
Number of Pages510 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicPhysics / Astrophysics, Physics / Relativity, Physics / General
IllustratorYes
GenreScience
AuthorAbhay Ashtekar
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-284174
SynopsisThanks to Einstein's relativity theories, our notions of space and time underwent profound revisions about a 100 years ago. The resulting interplay between geometry and physics has dominated all of fundamental physics since then. This volume contains contributions from leading researchers, worldwide, who have thought deeply about the nature and consequences of this interplay. The articles take a long-range view of the subject and distill the most important advances in broad terms, making them easily accessible to non-specialists. The first part is devoted to a summary of how relativity theories were born (J Stachel). The second part discusses the most dramatic ramifications of general relativity, such as black holes (P Chrusciel and R Price), space-time singularities (H Nicolai and A Rendall), gravitational waves (P Laguna and P Saulson), the large scale structure of the cosmos (T Padmanabhan); experimental status of this theory (C Will) as well as its practical application to the GPS system (N Ashby). The last part looks beyond Einstein and provides glimpses into what is in store for us in the 21st century. Contributions here include summaries of radical changes in the notions of space and time that are emerging from quantum field theory in curved space-times (Ford), string theory (T Banks), loop quantum gravity (A Ashtekar), quantum cosmology (M Bojowald), discrete approaches (Dowker, Gambini and Pullin) and twistor theory (R Penrose).
LC Classification NumberQC173.58.A18 2005
