Spacetime Physics
by Edwin F. Taylor, John A. Wheeler
Publisher: W. H. Freeman and Co. 1992
ISBN/ASIN: 0716723271
Number of pages: 324
Description:
Written by two of the field's true pioneers, Spacetime Physics can extend and enhance coverage of specialty relativity in the classroom. This thoroughly up-to-date, highly accessible overview covers microgravity, collider accelerators, satellite probes, neutron detectors, radioastronomy, and pulsars.
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