The Curvature of Spacetime: Newton, Einstein, and Gravitation

Author: Harald Fritzsch
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: gravitation, einstein, newton, spacetime, curvature
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2005-01
List price: $26.00
ISBN-10: 023111821X
ISBN-13: 9780231118217

Book Description:

The internationally renowned physicist Harald Fritzsch deftly explains the meaning and far-flung implications of the general theory of relativity and other mysteries of modern physics by presenting an imaginary conversation among Newton, Einstein, and a fictitious contemporary particle physicist named Adrian Haller. In this entertaining and involving account of relativity, Newton serves as the skeptic and asks the questions a modern reader might ask. Einstein himself does the explaining, while Haller explains the new developments that have occurred since the general theory was proposed.


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