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Gravitation (Physics Series)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 531.14
EAN: 9780716703440
ISBN: 0716703440
Label: W. H. Freeman
Manufacturer: W. H. Freeman
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1215
Publication Date: September 15, 1973
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Studio: W. H. Freeman
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Rating:  - Someone Please Write A Companion Problem Book w/ Solutions
Sure this book is great, but what it really needs for self-study is a two volume companion book which lists all of the exercises with detailed solutions. Similar to the way _Problems in Real Analysis: A Workbook with Solutions_ by Charalambos D. Aliprantis is the companion book for the real analysis textbook _Principles of Real Analysis_ by the same author. There is a problem book for general relativity with solutions, but its approach is so different from that of _Gravitation_, that it is pretty ... Read More
Rating:  - The best book on General Relativity
No book comes close to this one in comprehensive detail about General Relativity. It includes great discussions and explanations of virtually all the ramifications of General Relativity, or opens options for more exploration. Math starts out at the Algebra level, and escalates far beyond my ability. Still much of the math can be followed by those like myself who have "math anxiety."
Anyone who aspires to understand this portion of Einstein's genius can gain enormously from it.
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Rating: - Gravitation
I have had access to this book for only about a month. Most physics-oriented books mix abstractness with errors, making their books of less value than being useless. Most mathematics books take the usual view: why make a subject comprehensible when with a little work, your book can be totally incomprehensible. The book "Gravitation" by Wheeler, Thorne, etc. is the best book I have seen both from the viewpoint of the mathematics, as well as Physics. Hoever, I still suggest using the book "Gravitation" ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing - Not for beginners
As a child I used to ask my father "Does space go on forever? And if it doesn't, what is on the otherside??' My father of course had no idea. It has since been a subtle quest of mine to fine answers to these questions. I, as well as every person on this planet, have heard Einstein's name thousands of times while growing up. He is a legend; having been dead for several decades still his face is on a poster in every mathematics room I've ever entered.
But, though I've known his name since I ... Read More
Rating: - Two books in one
The Author attempts the very remarkable objective of satisfying everybody's needs in one single book. For that purpose the book is divided into track 1 and track 2 sections. Unfortunately, this attempt is, in my opinion, not completely successful. Advanced GR readers will surely find too many trivial topics in the book, while beginners will have difficulties even with track 1 pages. My review will provide the advanced beginner's point of view. I read all track 1 sections and a few track 2 at the beginning ... Read More
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