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This must-have reference for students and scholars of relativity includes a new preface by David Kaiser, reflecting on the history of the book’s publication and reception, and a new introduction by Charles Misner and Kip Thorne, discussing exciting developments in the field since the book’s original publication.
- John Archibald Wheeler
Some lectures by Kip Thorne for which the graphics are available on the Web. Lectures for physicists and/or astronomers. "Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves". Public lecture in Carnegie's Capital Science Lectures series (Washington DC, March 25, 2003) "Ph237, Gravitational Waves: A Web-Based Course".
Oct 3, 2017 · Watch Nobel Winner Kip Thorne Talk Gravity Waves, ‘Interstellar,’ And More; Watch Nobel Winner Kip Thorne Talk Gravity Waves, ‘Interstellar,’ And More. 3 minute read. By Jeffrey Kluger.
Jul 11, 2023 · A guest post by Ryan Dahn. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the esteemed general-relativity textbook Gravitation. Authored by Charles Misner and Kip Thorne and their former adviser at Princeton, John Wheeler, Gravitation has proved so influential that it is known in the academic community by the acronym MTW. Despite being somewhat outdated, MTW is still in print today ...
Jul 1, 1995 · Gravitational Waves. Kip S. Thorne (Caltech) This article reviews current efforts and plans for gravitational-wave detection, the gravitational-wave sources that might be detected, and the information that the detectors might extract from the observed waves. Special attention is paid to (i) the LIGO/VIRGO network of earth-based, kilometer-scale ...
Kip Thorne is the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus at Caltech, an executive producer for Interstellar, and the author of books including the bestselling Black Holes and Time Warps. He lives in Pasadena, California.
- John Archibald Wheeler
Gravitation - Charles W. Misner - Kip S. Thorne - John Wheeler
