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General Relativity by Robert Wald Publisher Comments "Wald's book is clearly the first textbook on general relativity with a totally modern point of view; and it succeeds very well where others are only partially successful. The book includes full discussions of many problems of current interest which are... (read more) Your price: $61.75 New - Trade Paper 
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How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog by Chad Orzel Publisher Comments They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But what about relativity?Physics professor Chad Orzel and his inquisitive canine companion, Emmy, tackle the concepts of general relativity in this irresistible introduction to Einstein’s... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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Relativity and Geometry (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Roberto Torretti Publisher Comments High-level study discusses Newtonian principles and 19th-century views on electrodynamics and the aether and covers Einstein's electrodynamics of moving bodies, Minkowski geometry, and other topics.... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality by Dr. Ronald L. Mallett and Bruce Henderson Publisher Comments This is the dramatic and inspirational first-person story of theoretical physicist, Dr. Ronald Mallett, who recently discovered the basic equations for a working time machine that he believes can be used as a transport vehicle to the past. Combining... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Six Not So Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, & Space-Time (Helix Book) by Richard P Feynman Publisher Comments No twentieth-century American scientist is better known to a wider spectrum of people than Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988)—physicist, teacher, author, and cultural icon. His autobiographies and biographies have been read and enjoyed by millions... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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End of Time: the Next Revolution in Our Understanding of the Universe by Julian B. Barbour Publisher Comments A British theoretical physicist, Barbour has for 35 years been working to resolve the conflict between Einstein's theory of General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, and thinks he has now done so. "Mind blowing... a brilliant and novel idea... I feel... (read more) Your price: $15.50 New - Mass Market
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Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity by Sean M. Carroll Publisher Comments Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity provides a lucid and thoroughly modern introduction to general relativity. With an accessible and lively writing style, it introduces modern techniques to what can often be a formal and... (read more) Your price: $137.33 New - Hardcover
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Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime and Black Hole Thermodynamics (Chicago Lectures in Physics) by Robert M Wald Publisher Comments In this book, Robert Wald provides a coherent, pedagogical introduction to the formulation of quantum field theory in curved spacetime. He begins with a treatment of the ordinary one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator, progresses through the... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Supergravity by Antoine Van Proeyen Publisher Comments Supergravity, together with string theory, is one of the most significant developments in theoretical physics. Written by two of the most respected workers in the field, this is the first-ever authoritative and systematic account of supergravity. The... (read more) Your price: $70.50 New - Hardcover
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The Einstein Theory of Relativity: A Trip to the Fourth Dimension by Lillian R. Lieber Publisher Comments “Oh, what a delightful book! This is the clearest explanation of relativity available—and the most fun. It’s great to have it available again. Whether or not you’re a scientist, you will relish this book.”—Walter... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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General Relativity: An Introduction for Physicists by M. P. Hobson Publisher Comments After reviewing the basic concept of general relativity, this introduction discusses its mathematical background, including the necessary tools of tensor calculus and differential geometry. These tools are used to develop the topic of special relativity... (read more) Your price: $109.75 New - Hardcover
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Albert Einstein, the Human Side: New Glimpses from His Archives by Helen Dukas Publisher Comments Modesty, humor, compassion, and wisdom are the traits most evident in these personal papers, most of them never before published, from the Einstein archives. The illustrious physicist wrote as thoughtfully to an Ohio fifth-grader, distressed by her... (read more) List Price $21.25 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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First Course in General Relativity (2ND 09 Edition) by Bernard F. Schutz Publisher Comments Clarity, readability and rigor combine in the second edition of this widely-used textbook to provide the first step into general relativity for undergraduate students with a minimal background in mathematics. Topics within relativity that fascinate... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $69.00 New - Hardcover
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Einstein and Religion : Physics and Theology (99 Edition) by Max Jammer Publisher Comments "No other work offers as broad an account of Einstein's views on the relationship between science and religion or brings together all of the different facets of the topic in one short, easily accessible account. Einstein and Religion also offers a badly... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Why Does E=mc2?: And Why Should We Care? by Brian Cox Publisher Comments What does E=mc2 actually mean? Dr. Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of twenty-first century science to unpack Einsteins famous equation. Explaining and simplifying notions of energy, mass, and light—while... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Shock Wave Interactions in General Relativity: A Locally Inertial Glimm Scheme for Spherically Symmetric Spacetimes (Springer Monographs in Mathematics) by Jeffrey Groah Publisher Comments This monograph presents a self contained mathematical treatment of the initial value problem for shock wave solutions of the Einstein equations in General Relativity. It has a clearly outlined goal: proving a certain local existence theorem. Concluding... (read more) List Price $119.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Relativity and Quantum Physics for Beginners (For Beginners) by Steven L. Manly Publisher Comments As we humans have expanded our horizons to see things vastly smaller, faster, larger, and farther than ever before, we have been forced to confront preconceptions born of the human experience and create wholly new ways of looking at the world around us.&#... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Einstein, 2e (Complete Idiot's Guides) by Gary F Moring Publisher Comments You're no idiot of course. You know that Albert Einstein came up with the famous "E=mc" equation and that his hair looked like it had survived a nuclear test blast. But when it comes to understanding his theories and how they changed the world--well, you'... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Spinors & Space-Time #2: Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 2, Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry by Wolfgang Rindler Publisher Comments Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry introduces the theory of twistors, and studies in detail how the theory of twistors and 2-spinors can be applied to the study of space-time. Twistors have, in recent years, attracted increasing attention... (read more) Your price: $113.95 New - Trade Paper
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Gravity From the Gound Up (03 Edition) by Bernard F. Schutz Publisher Comments From the clock-like motions of the planets to the catastrophic collapse of a star to a black hole, gravity controls the Universe. Gravity is central to modern physics, where it helps answer the deepest questions about the nature of time, the origin of... (read more) List Price $99.25 Your price: $68.00 Used - Hardcover
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