Description
About the Author
Nathalie Deruelle is a researcher in Theoretical Physics and Director Research at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) in France. She is based at Laboratoire Astroparticules & Cosmologie (APC) at Universite Paris VII (Denis-Diderot) and is affiliated professor at the Kyoto Yukawa Institute. Deruelle has lectured at numerous summer schools and universities, including the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Normale Superieure. Jean-Philippe Uzan is a researcher in Theoretical Physics and Director of Research at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) in France. He is currently member of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (IAP) at Universite Paris VI (Sorbonne Universite). Uzan has taught at several Paris universities, including the Ecole Normale Superieure, and has published specialized and popular books in physics and cosmology.
Reviews
a very rich book: All notions like relativity, space and time are carefully explained, their history is mentioned by giving plenty of footnotes. The mathematical side, the experimental side, and the view of the theoretical physicist are presented adequately at the respective places. * Hans-Jurgen Schmidt, zbMath *
It brings together, in a coherent way, classical Newtonian physics, special relativity and general relativity, emphasising common underlying principles. * Virginia Greco, CERN Courier *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198786399
Author Nathalie Deruelle
Format Hardback
Page Count 704
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1446g
Dimensions(mm) 253mm * 177mm * 38mm