General Relativity for the Gifted Amateur
暫譯: 天才業餘者的廣義相對論
Lancaster, Tom, Blundell, Stephen
- 出版商: Oxford University Press
- 出版日期: 2025-04-29
- 售價: $2,300
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $2,185
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 640
- 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
- ISBN: 0192867415
- ISBN-13: 9780192867414
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物理學 Physics
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商品描述
General relativity is one of the most profound statements in science. It is a theory of gravity that allows us to model the large-scale structure of the Universe, to understand and explain the motions and workings of stars, to reveal how gravity interacts with light waves and even how it hosts its own gravitational waves. It is central to our notions of where the Universe comes from and what its eventual fate might be. For those wishing to learn physics, general relativity enjoys a dubious distinction. It is frequently viewed as a difficult theory, whose mastery is a rite of passage into the world of advanced physics and is described in an array of unforgiving, weighty textbooks aimed firmly at aspiring professionals. Written by experimental physicists and aimed at providing the interested amateur with a bridge from undergraduate physics to general relativity, this book is designed to be different. The imagined reader is a gifted amateur possessing a curious and adaptable mind looking to be told an entertaining and intellectually stimulating story, but who will not feel patronised if a few mathematical niceties are spelled out in detail. Using numerous worked examples, diagrams and careful physically motivated explanations, this book will smooth the path towards understanding the radically different and revolutionary view of the physical world that general relativity provides and which all physicists should have the opportunity to experience.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
廣義相對論是科學中最深刻的陳述之一。它是一種重力理論，使我們能夠模擬宇宙的大尺度結構，理解和解釋恆星的運動和運作，揭示重力如何與光波互動，甚至如何產生自身的引力波。
它對於我們對宇宙起源及其最終命運的概念至關重要。對於那些希望學習物理的人來說，廣義相對論享有一種可疑的特殊地位。它常常被視為一個困難的理論，掌握它被視為進入高級物理世界的成年禮，並且在一系列嚴苛且厚重的教科書中被描述，這些教科書明確針對有志於成為專業人士的人。
這本書由實驗物理學家撰寫，旨在為有興趣的業餘愛好者提供一座從本科物理到廣義相對論的橋樑，設計上有所不同。想像中的讀者是一位擁有好奇心和適應能力的天才業餘愛好者，希望聽到一個有趣且智力刺激的故事，但如果詳細說明一些數學細節，他們不會感到被小看。
這本書使用了大量的實例、圖表和仔細的物理動機解釋，將平滑通往理解廣義相對論所提供的根本不同且革命性的物理世界觀的道路，所有物理學家都應該有機會體驗這一切。
作者簡介
Tom Lancaster, Professor of Physics, University of Durham, Stephen Blundell, Professor of Physics, University of Oxford Tom Lancaster is Professor of Physics at Durham University. His research interests include using muons to investigate low-dimensional and molecular magnetism. Stephen Blundell is a Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford, and a Professorial Fellow of Mansfield College. His research interests include muon-spin rotation, density functional techniques, and spin liquids.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
湯姆·蘭卡斯特（Tom Lancaster），達勒姆大學物理學教授，斯蒂芬·布倫德爾（Stephen Blundell），牛津大學物理學教授
湯姆·蘭卡斯特是達勒姆大學的物理學教授。他的研究興趣包括利用μ子（muons）來研究低維度和分子磁性。
斯蒂芬·布倫德爾是牛津大學的物理學教授，也是曼斯菲爾德學院的教授研究員。他的研究興趣包括μ子自旋旋轉、密度泛函技術和自旋液體。
