Relativity: The Special and the General Theory - Rilegato

Einstein, Albert

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ISBN 10: 1936690012 ISBN 13: 9781936690015

Casa editrice: Ancient Wisdom Publications, 2010

Riassunto

General relativity or the general theory of relativity is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915. It is the current description of gravitation in modern physics. General relativity generalises special relativity and Newton's law of universal gravitation, providing a unified description of gravity as a geometric property of space and time, or spacetime. In particular, the curvature of spacetime is directly related to the four-momentum (mass-energy and linear momentum) of whatever matter and radiation are present. The relation is specified by the Einstein field equations, a system of partial differential equations. Einstein's theory has important astrophysical implications. For example, it implies the existence of black holes-regions of space in which space and time are distorted in such a way that nothing, not even light, can escape-as an end-state for massive stars. There is evidence that such stellar black holes as well as more massive varieties of black hole are responsible for the intense radiation emitted by certain types of astronomical objects such as active galactic nuclei or microquasars.

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• Editore: Ancient Wisdom Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1936690012
• ISBN 13: 9781936690015
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 74
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