Gravitation
by Thorne, Kip S., Misner, Charles W., Kaiser, David I., Wheeler, John Archibald
First published in 1973, Gravitation is a landmark graduate-level textbook that presents Einstein's general theory of relativity and offers a rigorous, full-year course on the physics of gravitation. Upon publication, Science called it "a pedagogic masterpiece," and it has since…
Gravitation
by Thorne, Kip S., Misner, Charles W., Wheeler, John Archibald, Kaiser, David I.
Spacetime physics -- Physics in flat spacetime -- The mathematics of curved spacetime -- Einstein's geometric theory of gravity -- Relativistic stars -- The universe -- Gravitational collapse and black holes -- Gravitational waves -- Experimental tests of general relativity -- F…