Gravity from the Ground Up

An Introductory Guide to Gravity and General Relativity

Bernhard Schutz

462 pages, parution le 30/12/2003

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Résumé

This book invites the reader to understand our Universe, not just marvel at it. From the clock-like motions of the planets to the catastrophic collapse of a star into a black hole, gravity controls the Universe. Gravity is central to modern physics, helping to answer the deepest questions about the nature of time, the origin of the Universe and the unification of the forces of nature. Linking key experiments and observations through careful physical reasoning, the author builds the reader's insight step-by-step from simple but profound facts about gravity on Earth to the frontiers of research. Topics covered include the nature of stars and galaxies, the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, black holes, gravitational waves, inflation and the Big Bang. Suitable for general readers and for undergraduate courses, the treatment uses only high-school level mathematics, supplemented by optional computer programs, to explain the laws of physics governing gravity.

L'auteur - Bernhard Schutz

BERNHARD SCHÜTZ, professeur d'histoire de l'art à l'Université de Munich depuis 1981 et grand spécialiste des cathédrales médiévales, est l'auteur de nombreux ouvrages sur l'histoire de l'architecture, du haut Moyen Age à l'époque baroque. Il a également publié " L'architecture religieuse baroque en Bavière et en Souabe ".

Sommaire

Gravity on earth: the inescapable force
And then came Newton: gravity takes center stage
Satellites: what goes up doesn't always come down
The solar system: a triumph for Newtonian gravity
Tides and tidal forces: the real signature of gravity
Interplanetary travel: the cosmic roller-coaster
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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Bernhard Schutz
Parution	30/12/2003
Nb. de pages	462
Format	20,5 x 26
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1400g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521455060
ISBN13	978-0-521-45506-0