Thorne, cowinner of the 2017 nobel prize in physics, is the feynman professor emeritus of theoretical physics at caltech. The closest point is p and the farthest point is a, p is called the. Gravitation by charles w misner, john archibald wheeler, kip. California institute of technology, pasadena, ca, usa. This course contains all the materials from a graduatestudentlevel course on gravitational waves taught at the california institute of technology, january through may of 2002. Modern classical physics princeton university press. First published in 1973, gravitation is a landmark graduatelevel textbook that presents einsteins general theory of relativity and offers a rigorous, fullyear course on the physics of gravitation. His books include modern classical physics princeton, black holes and time warps, and the science of interstellar. Thorne, john archibald wheeler anteprima non disponibile 1973 parole e frasi comuni. All planets move in elliptical orbits with the sun situated at one of the foci fig. David spergel, princeton university gravitation is the encyclopedic, definitive exposition of general relativity as of 1970.
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The science of interstellar download ebook pdf, epub. It is frequently abbreviated mtw after its authors last names. A longtime friend and colleague of stephen hawking and carl sagan, he was the feynman professor of theoretical physics at the california institute of technology caltech until 2009 and is one of the worlds leading experts on the. Born in logan utah in 1940, kip thorne received his b. Thorne shares his experiences working as the science adviser on the film and. David spergel, princeton university gravitation is the encyclopedic, definitive exposition of general. Gravitation amsterdamseriesweekend gravitation charles w. Yet in the science of interstellar, kip thorne, the nobel prizewinning physicist who. Any serious researcher of general relativity will want to have this book at hand. Gravitational waves, with kip thorne cosmolearning physics. Upon publication, science called it a pedagogic masterpiece, and it has since become a classic, considered essential reading for every serious student and researcher in. Thorne, john archibald wheeler, john wheeler, kip thorne put as simply as possible, this is a book on einsteins theory of gravity general relativity. Mar 23, 2016 kip thorne, founder of laser interferometer gravitational wave observatory, will give a talk on black holes and gravitational waves april 6, at 5 p.
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