Richard Feynman, Fernando Morinigo, William Wagner

Feynman Lectures On Gravitation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based on the in-class lectures of Richard Feynman, this book covers a wide range of topics in physics and provides a window to the thoughts of a brilliant Nobel laureate.

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Produktdetails

• Frontiers in Physics
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 524g
• ISBN-13: 9780367091941
• ISBN-10: 0367091941
• Artikelnr.: 57382387

Autorenporträt

Richard Feynman

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Quantum Gravity Lecture 1
A Field Approach to Gravitation
The Characteristics of Gravitational Phenomena
Quantum Effects in Gravitation
On the Philosophical Problems in Quantizing macroscopic Objects
Gravitation as a Consequence of Other Fields Lecture 2
Postulates of Statistical Mechanics
Difficulties of Speculative Mechanics
The Exchange of One Neutrino
The Exchange of Two Neutrinos Lecture 3
The Spine of the Graviton
Amplitudes and Polarizations in Electrodynamics, Our Typical Field Theory
Amplitudes for Exchange of a Graviton
Physical Interpretation of the Terms in the Amplitudes
The Lagrangian for the Gravitational Field
The Equations for the Gravitational Field
Definition of Symbols Lecture 4
The Connection Between the Tensor Rank and the Sign of a Field
The Stress-Energy Tensor for Scalar Matter
Amplitudes for Scattering (Scalar Theory)
Detailed Properties for Plane Waves, Compton Effect
Nonlinear Diagrams for Gravitons
The Classical Equations of Motion of a Gravitating Particle
Orbital Motion of Particle About a Star Lecture 5
Planetary Orbits and the Precession of Mercury
Time Dilation in a Gravitational Field
Cosmological Effects of the Time Dilation. Machs Principle
Machs Principle in Quantum Mechanics
The Self Energy of the Gravitational Field Lecture 6
The Bilinear Terms of the Stress-Energy Tensor
Formulation of a Theory Correct to All Orders
The Construction of Invariants with Respect to Infinitesimal Transformations
The Lagrangian of the Theory Correct to All Orders
The Einstein Equation for the Stress-Energy Tensor Lecture 7
The Principle of Equivalence
Some Consequences of the Principle of Equivalence
Maximum Clock Rates in Gravity Fields
The Proper Time in General Coordinates
The Geometrical Interpretation of the Metric Tensor
Curvatures in Two and Four Dimensions
The Number of Quantities Invariant under General Transformations Lecture 8
Transformations of T

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Foreword Quantum Gravity Lecture 1 * A Field Approach to Gravitation * The Characteristics of Gravitational Phenomena * Quantum Effects in Gravitation * On the Philosophical Problems in Quantizing macroscopic Objects * Gravitation as a Consequence of Other Fields Lecture 2 * Postulates of Statistical Mechanics * Difficulties of Speculative Mechanics * The Exchange of One Neutrino * The Exchange of Two Neutrinos Lecture 3 * The Spine of the Graviton * Amplitudes and Polarizations in Electrodynamics, Our Typical Field Theory * Amplitudes for Exchange of a Graviton * Physical Interpretation of the Terms in the Amplitudes * The Lagrangian for the Gravitational Field * The Equations for the Gravitational Field * Definition of Symbols Lecture 4 * The Connection Between the Tensor Rank and the Sign of a Field * The Stress-Energy Tensor for Scalar Matter * Amplitudes for Scattering (Scalar Theory) * Detailed Properties for Plane Waves, Compton Effect * Nonlinear Diagrams for Gravitons * The Classical Equations of Motion of a Gravitating Particle * Orbital Motion of Particle About a Star Lecture 5 * Planetary Orbits and the Precession of Mercury * Time Dilation in a Gravitational Field * Cosmological Effects of the Time Dilation. Machs Principle * Machs Principle in Quantum Mechanics * The Self Energy of the Gravitational Field Lecture 6 * The Bilinear Terms of the Stress-Energy Tensor * Formulation of a Theory Correct to All Orders * The Construction of Invariants with Respect to Infinitesimal Transformations * The Lagrangian of the Theory Correct to All Orders * The Einstein Equation for the Stress-Energy Tensor Lecture 7 * The Principle of Equivalence * Some Consequences of the Principle of Equivalence * Maximum Clock Rates in Gravity Fields * The Proper Time in General Coordinates * The Geometrical Interpretation of the Metric Tensor * Curvatures in Two and Four Dimensions * The Number of Quantities Invariant under General Transformations Lecture 8 * Transformations of T