A First Course in General Relativity
Author: Bernard Schutz
Edition: Second revised
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages: 410
Price: £35.00
ISBN 9780521887052
This text offers the first step into general relativity for undergraduates with a limited background in mathematics. Schutz covers topics ranging from black holes to gravitational lenses and pulsars. This edition now contains discussion of discoveries by astronomers that require general relativity for their explanation, a revised chapter on relativistic stars and a rewritten chapter on cosmology.
An Introduction to Relativity
Author: Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
Edition: First
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages: 372
Price: £70.00 and £30.00
ISBN 9780521514972 and 1735612
Narlikar seeks to provide a simple and clear introduction to general relativity. Starting with a simple review of special relativity, the book creates a framework from which to launch the ideas of general relativity and covers its important applications to astrophysics, black hole physics and cosmology. Worked examples and exercises are included with password-protected solutions available to instructors via a dedicated website.
Introduction to Physical Science
Authors: James T. Shipman, Aaron Todd and Jerry Wilson
Edition: Twelfth revised
Publisher: Cengage
Pages: 800
Price: £43.99
ISBN 9780538451482
This best-seller offers a survey that is both descriptive and quantitative of the physical sciences - physics, chemistry, astronomy, meteorology and geology - for undergraduates in other disciplines. The 12th edition has features designed to help students better visualise concepts, master basic mathematics and practise problem solving. An accompanying package includes course management and online support.
Schaum's Outline of Applied Physics
Author: Arthur Beiser
Edition: Fourth
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Pages: 480
Price: £11.99
ISBN 9780071611572
Schaum's Outlines, the best-selling revision guides, aim to provide course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format, with examples, solved problems and practice exercises. Beiser covers topics ranging from vectors and laws of motion to kinetic theory of matter, physical and quantum optics and nuclear physics.
Conceptual Physics
Author: Paul G. Hewitt
Edition: Eleventh international
Publisher: Pearson Education
Pages: 816
Price: £44.99
ISBN 9780321684929
Used, according to its publishers, by two-thirds of lecturers teaching the subject to non-physics undergraduates, Paul Hewitt's best-selling work aims to integrate a compelling text and advanced media to empower professors as they bring physics to life for non-science majors, both in and out of class. The latest edition has a new design, content that is more focused on physics applications, and updated pedagogical features.
Physics of the Sun: A First Course
Author: Dermott J. Mullan
Edition: First
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Pages: 390
Price: £49.99
ISBN 9781420083071
Aiming to provide a comprehensive introduction to solar physics, this text offers a working knowledge of how to determine the numerical values of physical parameters as a function of radial location inside the Sun and in its overlying atmosphere using laws of physics.
Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell
Author: A. Zee
Edition: Second revised
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Pages: 576
Price: £44.95
ISBN 9780691140346
The author's goal is to provide an accessible, comprehensive introduction to this compelling area of theoretical physics. This expanded edition considers the latest advances in the field, while aiming to offer a solid conceptual foundation. New content covers developments such as gravitational waves, the helicity spinor formalism, on-shell gluon scattering, recursion relations for amplitudes with complex momenta, and the hidden connection between Yang-Mills theory and Einstein gravity.
Group Theory for the Standard Model of Particle Physics and Beyond
Author: Ken J. Barnes
Edition: First
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Pages: 255
Price: £38.99
ISBN 9781420078749
The author draws on his lectures to furnish an introduction to the group theory of the symmetries of the standard model of elementary particle physics. Designed for advanced undergraduates and first-year postgraduates in theoretical, high energy and particle physics, the text contains worked examples and problems, along with a solutions manual for qualifying instructors.
The Silicon Web: Physics for the Internet Age
Author: Michael G. Raymer
Edition: First
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Pages: 600
Price: £39.99
ISBN 9781439803110
Raymer considers the core principles of physics underlying the technologies revolutionising everyday life, from computers to optical communications, in a work aimed at the non-scientist. After an introduction to physics and silicon, the text establishes the principles at the core of the information technology revolution, considers the quantum era, and moves on to the internet era, covering optical fibres, light amplification, and fibre optic and wireless communication technology.
The Standard Model and Beyond
Author: Paul Langacker
Edition: First
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Pages: 675
Price: £49.99
ISBN 9781420079067
Langacker's text is an advanced introduction to the physics and formalism of the standard model and other non-abelian gauge theories, offering a solid background for understanding supersymmetry, string theory, extra dimensions, dynamical symmetry breaking and cosmology. Its goal is to establish the background students need to carry out more advanced research in particle physics.