The aim of this groundbreaking new book is to bring general relativity into the undergraduate curriculum and make this fundamental theory accessible to all physics majors Using a "physics first" approach to the subject, renowned relativist James B Hartle provides a fluent and accessible introduction that uses a minimum of new mathematics озкхы and is illustrated with a wealth of exciting applications The emphasis is on the exciting phenomena of gravitational physics and the growing connection between theory and observation The Global Positioning System, black holes, X-ray sources, pulsars, quasars, gravitational waves, the Big Bang, and the large scale structure of the universe are used to illustrate the widespread role of how general relativity describes a wealth of everyday and exotic phenomena. Эта брошюра2003 г Твердый переплет, 656 стр ISBN 0805386629.