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A. Ashtekar, V. Petkov (Eds.

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Springer Handbook of Spacetime
Series: Springer Handbooks

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▶ Brings together all the major, and sometimes competing ideas and
their implications
▶ Addresses the physics, mathematics and experimental evidence
relevant to the various proposals
▶ Presents the background to current attempts to create a theory
of quantum gravity
▶ Carefully structured, refereed and edited to assure optimal
accessibility, accuracy and ease of understanding
2014, L, 950 p. 130 illus.
The Springer Handbook of Spacetime is dedicated to the ground-breaking paradigm
shifts embodied in the two relativity theories, and describes in detail the profound
Printed book reshaping of physical sciences they ushered in. It includes in a single volume chapters on
foundations, on the underlying mathematics, on physical and astrophysical implications,
Hardcover experimental evidence and cosmological predictions, as well as chapters on efforts
▶ 261,67 € | £199.99 | $299.99 to unify general relativity and quantum physics. The Handbook can be used as a desk
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also by researchers in related areas that either grew out of, or are deeply influenced by,
eBook the two relativity theories: cosmology, astronomy and astrophysics, high energy physics,
quantum field theory, mathematics, and philosophy of science. It should also serve as a
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MyCopy The Handbook is divided into six parts. Part A: Introduction to Spacetime Structure. Part
B: Foundational Issues. Part C: Spacetime Structure and Mathematics. Part D: Confronting
Printed eBook for just Relativity theories with observations. Part E: General relativity and the universe. Part F:
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Spacetime beyond Einstein.
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