Feynman Lectures On Gravitation

Author : Richard Feynman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429982484

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Feynman Lectures On Gravitation by Richard Feynman Pdf

The Feynman Lectures on Gravitation are based on notes prepared during a course on gravitational physics that Richard Feynman taught at Caltech during the 1962-63 academic year. For several years prior to these lectures, Feynman thought long and hard about the fundamental problems in gravitational physics, yet he published very little. These lectures represent a useful record of his viewpoints and some of his insights into gravity and its application to cosmology, superstars, wormholes, and gravitational waves at that particular time. The lectures also contain a number of fascinating digressions and asides on the foundations of physics and other issues.Characteristically, Feynman took an untraditional non-geometric approach to gravitation and general relativity based on the underlying quantum aspects of gravity. Hence, these lectures contain a unique pedagogical account of the development of Einstein's general theory of relativity as the inevitable result of the demand for a self-consistent theory of a massless spin-2 field (the graviton) coupled to the energy-momentum tensor of matter. This approach also demonstrates the intimate and fundamental connection between gauge invariance and the principle of equivalence.

Author : Richard Phillips Feynman,Fernando B. Morinigo,William G. Wagner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Celestial mechanics
ISBN : 0140284508

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Feynman Lectures on Gravitation by Richard Phillips Feynman,Fernando B. Morinigo,William G. Wagner Pdf

The Feynman Lectures on Gravitation are based on notes prepared during a course on gravitational physics that Richard Feynman taught at Caltech during the 1962-63 academic year. For several years prior to these lectures, Feynman taught about the fundamental problems in gravitational physics, yet he published very little. These lectures represent a record of his viewpoint and some of his insights into gravitation and its application to cosmology, superstars, wormholes, and gravitational waves at that particular time. The lectures also contain a number of digressions and asides on the foundations of physics and other issues.

Author : David Goodstein,Judith R. Goodstein
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0393078930

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Feynman's Lost Lecture by David Goodstein,Judith R. Goodstein Pdf

"Glorious."—Wall Street Journal Rescued from obscurity, Feynman's Lost Lecture is a blessing for all Feynman followers. Most know Richard Feynman for the hilarious anecdotes and exploits in his best-selling books "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" But not always obvious in those stories was his brilliance as a pure scientist—one of the century's greatest physicists. With this book and CD, we hear the voice of the great Feynman in all his ingenuity, insight, and acumen for argument. This breathtaking lecture—"The Motion of the Planets Around the Sun"—uses nothing more advanced than high-school geometry to explain why the planets orbit the sun elliptically rather than in perfect circles, and conclusively demonstrates the astonishing fact that has mystified and intrigued thinkers since Newton: Nature obeys mathematics. David and Judith Goodstein give us a beautifully written short memoir of life with Feynman, provide meticulous commentary on the lecture itself, and relate the exciting story of their effort to chase down one of Feynman's most original and scintillating lectures.

Author : Richard Feynman,Fernando Morinigo,William Wagner,Brian Hatfield,David Pines
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002-06-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813340381

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Feynman Lectures On Gravitation by Richard Feynman,Fernando Morinigo,William Wagner,Brian Hatfield,David Pines Pdf

The Feynman Lectures on Gravitation are based on notes prepared during a course on gravitational physics that Richard Feynman taught at Caltech during the 1962-63 academic year. For several years prior to these lectures, Feynman thought long and hard about the fundamental problems in gravitational physics, yet he published very little. These lectures represent a useful record of his viewpoints and some of his insights into gravity and its application to cosmology, superstars, wormholes, and gravitational waves at that particular time. The lectures also contain a number of fascinating digressions and asides on the foundations of physics and other issues.Characteristically, Feynman took an untraditional non-geometric approach to gravitation and general relativity based on the underlying quantum aspects of gravity. Hence, these lectures contain a unique pedagogical account of the development of Einstein's general theory of relativity as the inevitable result of the demand for a self-consistent theory of a massless spin-2 field (the graviton) coupled to the energy-momentum tensor of matter. This approach also demonstrates the intimate and fundamental connection between gauge invariance and the principle of equivalence.

Author : Richard P. Feynman
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1996-09-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015038101401

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Lectures On Computation by Richard P. Feynman Pdf

Covering the theory of computation, information and communications, the physical aspects of computation, and the physical limits of computers, this text is based on the notes taken by one of its editors, Tony Hey, on a lecture course on computation given b

Author : Richard P Feynman
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780141956114

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The Character of Physical Law by Richard P Feynman Pdf

A series of classic lectures, delivered in 1960 and recorded for the BBC. This is Feynman's unique take on the problems and puzzles that lie at the heart of physical theory - with Newton's Law of Gravitation; on whether time can ever go backwards; on maths as the supreme language of nature. Demonstrates Feynman's knack of finding the right everyday illustration to bring out the essence of a complicated principle - eg brilliant analogy between the law of conservation energy and the problem of drying yourself with wet towels. 'Feynman's style inspired a generation of scientists. This volume remains the best record I know of his exhilarating vision' - Paul Davies

Author : Bryce DeWitt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540369110

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Bryce DeWitt's Lectures on Gravitation by Bryce DeWitt Pdf

Bryce DeWitt, a student of Nobel Laureate Julian Schwinger, was himself one of the towering figures in 20th century physics, particularly renowned for his seminal contributions to quantum field theory, numerical relativity and quantum gravity. In late 1971 DeWitt gave a course on gravitation at Stanford University, leaving almost 400 pages of detailed handwritten notes. Written with clarity and authority, and edited by his former student Steven Christensen, these timeless lecture notes, containing material or expositions not found in any other textbooks, are a gem to be discovered or re-discovered by anyone seriously interested in the study of gravitational physics.

Author : Richard Phillips Feynman (Physiker, USA)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0465036619

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Exercises for the Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Phillips Feynman (Physiker, USA) Pdf

Author : Richard P. Feynman,Robert B. Leighton,Matthew Sands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465025015

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The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. III by Richard P. Feynman,Robert B. Leighton,Matthew Sands Pdf

New edition features improved typography, figures and tables, expanded indexes, and 885 new corrections.

Author : Richard P. Feynman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400847464

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QED by Richard P. Feynman Pdf

Celebrated for his brilliantly quirky insights into the physical world, Nobel laureate Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the general public. Here Feynman provides a classic and definitive introduction to QED (namely, quantum electrodynamics), that part of quantum field theory describing the interactions of light with charged particles. Using everyday language, spatial concepts, visualizations, and his renowned "Feynman diagrams" instead of advanced mathematics, Feynman clearly and humorously communicates both the substance and spirit of QED to the layperson. A. Zee's introduction places Feynman’s book and his seminal contribution to QED in historical context and further highlights Feynman’s uniquely appealing and illuminating style.

Author : Richard P. Feynman,Michael A Gottlieb
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465029211

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Feynman's Tips on Physics by Richard P. Feynman,Michael A Gottlieb Pdf

Feynman's Tips on Physics is a delightful collection of Richard P. Feynman's insights and an essential companion to his legendary Feynman Lectures on Physics With characteristic flair, insight, and humor, Feynman discusses topics physics students often struggle with and offers valuable tips on addressing them. Included here are three lectures on problem-solving and a lecture on inertial guidance omitted from The Feynman Lectures on Physics. An enlightening memoir by Matthew Sands and oral history interviews with Feynman and his Caltech colleagues provide firsthand accounts of the origins of Feynman's landmark lecture series. Also included are incisive and illuminating exercises originally developed to supplement The Feynman Lectures on Physics, by Robert B. Leighton and Rochus E. Vogt. Feynman's Tips on Physics was co-authored by Michael A. Gottlieb and Ralph Leighton to provide students, teachers, and enthusiasts alike an opportunity to learn physics from some of its greatest teachers, the creators of The Feynman Lectures on Physics.

Author : Ashok Das
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814329385

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Lectures on Gravitation by Ashok Das Pdf

This book is a compilation of the lectures for a one-semester course on gravitation at the University of Rochester. Starting from a simple description of geometry, the topics are systematically developed to the big bang theory with a simple derivation of the cosmic background temperature. Several informative examples are worked out in detail as well.

Author : Roger Penrose
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 1136 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780593315309

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The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose Pdf

**WINNER OF THE 2020 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS** The Road to Reality is the most important and ambitious work of science for a generation. It provides nothing less than a comprehensive account of the physical universe and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. It assumes no particular specialist knowledge on the part of the reader, so that, for example, the early chapters give us the vital mathematical background to the physical theories explored later in the book. Roger Penrose's purpose is to describe as clearly as possible our present understanding of the universe and to convey a feeling for its deep beauty and philosophical implications, as well as its intricate logical interconnections. The Road to Reality is rarely less than challenging, but the book is leavened by vivid descriptive passages, as well as hundreds of hand-drawn diagrams. In a single work of colossal scope one of the world's greatest scientists has given us a complete and unrivalled guide to the glories of the universe that we all inhabit. 'Roger Penrose is the most important physicist to work in relativity theory except for Einstein. He is one of the very few people I've met in my life who, without reservation, I call a genius' Lee Smolin

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electromagnetism
ISBN : 0201021161

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The Feynman lectures on physics: Mainly electromagnetism and matter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard P. Feynman
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0201408252

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Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman Pdf

Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988) was widely recognized as the most creative physicist of the post–World War II period. His career was extraordinarily expansive. From his contributions to the development of the atomic bomb a Los Alamos during World War II to his work in quantum electrodynamics, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1965, Feynman was celebrated for his brilliant and irreverent approach to physics.It was Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961–1963, Feynman, at the California Institute of Technology, delivered a series of lectures that revolutionized the teaching of physics around the world. Six Easy Pieces, taken from the famous Lectures on Physics, represents the most accessible material from this series. In these six chapters, Feynman introduces the general reader to the following topics: atoms, basic physics, the relationship of physics to other topics, energy, gravitation, and quantum force. With his dazzling and inimitable wit, Feynman presents each discussion without equations or technical jargon.Readers will remember how—using ice water and rubber—Feynman demonstrated with stunning simplicity to a nationally televised audience the physics of the 1986 Challenger disaster. It is precisely this ability—the clear and direct illustration of complex theories—that made Richard Feynman one of the most distinguished educators in the world. Filled with wonderful examples and clever illustrations, Six Easy Pieces is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of physics by one of the most admired and accessible scientists of our time.