Introduction to Gravity (Record no. 1715466)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781009389709 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | CSL |
| Transcribing agency | CSL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Source of code | eng |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 084 ## - COLON CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | C18 R4 CARPA |
| Assigning agency | CSL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Franklin, Joel |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1132051 |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Introduction to Gravity |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Cambridge : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge University press , |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2024 . |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 322p. |
| Other physical details | : ill. |
| Dimensions | ; 26cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Einstein's theory of gravity can be difficult to introduce at the undergraduate level, or for self-study. One way to ease its introduction is to construct intermediate theories between the previous successful theory of gravity, Newton's, and our modern theory, Einstein's general relativity. This textbook bridges the gap by merging Newtonian gravity and special relativity (by analogy with electricity and magnetism), a process that both builds intuition about general relativity, and indicates why it has the form that it does. This approach is used to motivate the structure of the full theory, as a nonlinear field equation governing a second rank tensor with geometric interpretation, and to understand its predictions by comparing it with the, often qualitatively correct, predictions of intermediate theories between Newton's and Einstein's. Suitable for a one-semester course at junior or senior level, this student-friendly approach builds on familiar undergraduate physics to illuminate the structure of general relativity. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Tensor. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 814790 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Gravitational waves. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 859501 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Special relativity. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 716056 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Einstein's equation. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1235427 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Textual |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Colon Classification (CC) |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Classification part | C18 R4 CARPA |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Colon Classification (CC) | Central Science Library | Central Science Library | 2026-03-24 | monika books | 4709.86 | C18 R4 | PA0007712 | 2026-03-24 | 5887.32 | 2026-03-24 | Textual |