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Spacetime and geometry : an introduction to general relativity
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ISBN: 0805387323 9780805387322 Year: 2004 Publisher: San Francisco: Addison-Wesley,

Quantum gravity
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ISBN: 9780521837330 9780521715966 9780511755804 9780511266065 0511266065 0511263791 9780511263798 0511262191 9780511262197 0511265344 9780511265341 0511755805 0521837332 9786610750078 6610750076 0521837332 0521715962 1139637169 1107161673 1280750073 0511317697 0511264623 9781139637169 9781107161672 9781280750076 9780511317699 9780511264627 Year: 2004 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Quantum gravity is perhaps the most important open problem in fundamental physics. It is the problem of merging quantum mechanics and general relativity, the two great conceptual revolutions in the physics of the twentieth century. The loop and spinfoam approach, presented in this 2004 book, is one of the leading research programs in the field. The first part of the book discusses the reformulation of the basis of classical and quantum Hamiltonian physics required by general relativity. The second part covers the basic technical research directions. Appendices include a detailed history of the subject of quantum gravity, hard-to-find mathematical material, and a discussion of some philosophical issues raised by the subject. This fascinating text is ideal for graduate students entering the field, as well as researchers already working in quantum gravity. It will also appeal to philosophers and other scholars interested in the nature of space and time.

Multiwavelength cosmology : proceedings of the "Multiwavelength Cosmology" Conference, held on Mykonos Island, Greece, 17-20 June 2003
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ISBN: 1280148063 9786610148066 0306485702 1402019718 Year: 2004 Publisher: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers,

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The recent scientific efforts in Astrophysics & Cosmology have brought a revolution to our understanding of the Cosmos. Amazing results is the outcome of amazing experiments! The huge scientific, technological & financial effort that has gone into building the 10-m class telescopes as well as many space and balloon observatories, essential to observe the multitude of cosmic phenomena in their manifestations at different wavelengths, from gamma-rays to the millimetre and the radio, has given and is still giving its fruits of knowledge. These recent scientific achievements in Observational and Theoretical Cosmology were presented in the "Multiwavelength Cosmology" conference that took place on beautiful Mykonos island in the Aegean between 17 and 20 June 2003. More than 180 Cosmologists from all over the world gathered for a four-day intense meeting in which recent results from large ground based surveys (AAT/2-df, SLOAN) and space missions (WMAP, Chandra, XMM, ISO, HST) were presented and debated, providing a huge impetus to our knowledge of the Cosmos. The future of the subject (experiments, and directions of research) was also discussed. The conference was devoted mostly on the constraints on Cosmological models and galaxy formation theories that arise from the study of the high redshift Universe, from clusters of galaxies, and their evolution, from the cosmic microwave background, the large-scale structure and star-formation history.

Computer aided property estimation for process and product design
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ISBN: 1280967188 9786610967186 0080472281 0444511539 9780080472287 9781280967184 9780444511539 Year: 2004 Publisher: Amsterdam Oxford Elsevier

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Properties of chemical compounds and their mixtures are needed in almost every aspect of process and product design. When the use of experimental data is not possible, one of the most widely used options in the use of property estimation models. Computer Aided Property Estimation for Process and Product Design provides a presentation of the most suitable property estimation models available today as well as guidelines on how to select an appropriate model. Problems that users are faced with, such as: which models to use and what their accuracy is, are addressed using a systematical approac

Gravity and strings
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ISBN: 0521824753 051118476X 9780511184765 0511186479 9780511186479 0511187408 9780511187407 9780521824750 0511185596 9780511185595 9780511616563 0511616562 110714650X 1280457937 9786610457939 0511324162 9780521035460 Year: 2004 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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One appealing feature of string theory is that it provides a theory of quantum gravity. Gravity and Strings is a self-contained, pedagogical exposition of this theory, its foundations and its basic results. In Part I, the foundations are traced back to the very early special-relativistic field theories of gravity, showing how such theories lead to general relativity. Gauge theories of gravity are then discussed and used to introduce supergravity theories. In Part II, some of the most interesting solutions of general relativity and its generalizations are studied. The final Part presents and studies string theory from the effective action point of view, using the results found earlier in the book as background. This 2004 book will be useful as a reference book for graduate students and researchers, as well as a complementary textbook for courses on gravity, supergravity and string theory.


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Il concetto di materia nell'opera di Alberto Magno
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ISBN: 8884501261 Year: 2004 Volume: 18

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Fluids, materials and microgravity : numerical techniques and insights into physics
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ISBN: 0080531733 008044508X 9780080445083 Year: 2004 Publisher: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier,

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Each year, universities and research centres - most particularly the major space agencies such as NASA, ESA, and NASDA - devote a vast amount of time and money into the research of materials behaviour and production in microgravity. Recently, the possibility of creating special alloys, inorganic and organic crystals, as well as biological (living) tissues in this condition has been investigated.Fluids, Materials and Microgravity provides a solid basis of established knowledge - through literature, fundamental studies, experimental methods, numerical (basic and sophisticated) tec

Relativity : an introduction to special and general relativity
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ISBN: 0521811856 0521010691 9780521811859 9780511616532 9780521010696 9780511648090 051164809X 110714437X 0511187203 0511561571 0511616538 0511186274 Year: 2004 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Thoroughly revised and updated, this textbook provides a pedagogical introduction to relativity. It is self-contained, but the reader is expected to have a basic knowledge of theoretical mechanics and electrodynamics. It covers the most important features of both special and general relativity, as well as touching on more difficult topics, such as the field of charged pole-dipole particles, the Petrov classification, groups of motions, gravitational lenses, exact solutions and the structure of infinity. The necessary mathematical tools (tensor calculus, Riemannian geometry) are provided, most of the derivations are given in full, and exercises are included where appropriate. Written as a textbook for undergraduate and introductory graduate courses, it will also be of use to researchers working in the field. The bibliography gives the original papers and directs the reader to useful monographs and review papers.

A relativist's toolkit : the mathematics of black-hole mechanics
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ISBN: 9780511606601 9780521830911 9780521537803 9780511648199 0511648197 0511606605 0521830915 0511194617 9780511194610 9780511193873 0511193874 1107148316 9786612394836 1282394835 0511644418 0511566611 0521537800 9781107148314 6612394838 9781282394834 9780511644412 9780511566615 Year: 2004 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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This 2004 textbook fills a gap in the literature on general relativity by providing the advanced student with practical tools for the computation of many physically interesting quantities. The context is provided by the mathematical theory of black holes, one of the most elegant, successful, and relevant applications of general relativity. Among the topics discussed are congruencies of timelike and null geodesics, the embedding of spacelike, timelike and null hypersurfaces in spacetime, and the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of general relativity. Although the book is self-contained, it is not meant to serve as an introduction to general relativity. Instead, it is meant to help the reader acquire advanced skills and become a competent researcher in relativity and gravitational physics. The primary readership consists of graduate students in gravitational physics. It will also be a useful reference for more seasoned researchers working in this field.

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