Gravitation / (Record no. 7072)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9781498746649
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 521.1
Item number PraG
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Personal name Prasanna, A. R.
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Title Gravitation /
Statement of responsibility, etc A. R. Prasanna
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Boca Raton:
Name of publisher CRC Press ;
Year of publication ©2017
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xxv, 397p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc This book suitable for post graduates in Physics and Astrophysics aims at introducing the theory of general relativity as an important background for doing astrophysics. Starting from a detailed discussion of the various mathematical concepts for doing general relativity, the book introduces the geometric description of gravity. It gives a brief historical perspective to classical mechanics and electrodynamics making an attempt to establish the necessity of special relativity as propounded by Einstein extending to General Relativity. This book is a good starting point for post graduates wanting to pursue the modern topics of Cosmology, High energy astrophysics and related areas.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Astrophysics
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Topical Term Celestial Dynamics
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Topical Term Celestial Mechanics
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Topical Term Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Topical Term High Energy Physics
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Topical Term Matter & Solid State
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      Physics Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati Reference 30/07/2025 Today and Tomorrows Printers and Publishers 15090.64 TTPP/135/2025-26 REF 521.1 PraG (11565) 11565 Copy 1 21558.05 30/07/2025 Reference