Name: General Relativity: The Essentials
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Author: Carlo Rovelli
ISBN: 9781009013697

portada General Relativity: The Essentials

Type

Physical Book

Author

Carlo Rovelli

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

150

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6 x 21.3 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN13

9781009013697

Edition No.

Synopsis "General Relativity: The Essentials "

In this short book, renowned theoretical physicist and author Carlo Rovelli gives a straightforward introduction to Einstein's General Relativity, our current theory of gravitation. Focusing on conceptual clarity, he derives all the basic results in the simplest way, taking care to explain the physical, philosophical and mathematical ideas at the heart of "the most beautiful of all scientific theories". Some of the main applications of General Relativity are also explored, for example, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology, and the book concludes with a brief introduction to quantum gravity. Written by an author well known for the clarity of his presentation of scientific ideas, this concise book will appeal to university students looking to improve their understanding of the principal concepts, as well as science-literate readers who are curious about the real theory of General Relativity, at a level beyond a popular science treatment.

Carlo Rovelli

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Carlo Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist and writer who has worked in his country and in the United States, and currently resides in France. His work mainly develops in the field of quantum gravity, being one of the founders of the so-called "Loop Quantum Gravity" theory.

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