Spacetime and geometry : (Record no. 8153)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20201021123610.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789332571655 (pbk) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | NCL |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 530.11 |
| Item number | CAR-S 2018 10943 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Carroll, Sean M., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1966- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Spacetime and geometry : |
| Remainder of title | an introduction to general relativity / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | by Sean Carroll. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | U.P : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Pearson, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2018. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 513 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-499) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Special relativity and flat spacetime --<br/>2. Manifolds --<br/>3. Curvature --<br/>4. Gravitation --<br/>5. The Schwarzschild solution --<br/>6. More general black holes --<br/>7. Pertubation theory and gravitational radiation --<br/>8. Cosmology --<br/>9. Quantum field theory in curved spacetime --<br/>Appendixes. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | <br/>Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity provides a lucid and thoroughly modern introduction to general relativity. With an accessible and lively writing style, it introduces modern techniques to what can often be a formal and intimidating subject. Readers are led from the physics of flat spacetime (special relativity), through the intricacies of differential geometry and Einstein's equations, and on to exciting applications such as black holes, gravitational radiation, and cosmology. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | General relativity (Physics) |
| Authority record control number | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85053765 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Inventory number | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Namal Library | Namal Library | Physics | 10/21/2020 | Pak Book Corporation | 1789.00 | Bill NO. 12017747 | 530.11 CAR-S 2018 10943 | 0010943 | 10/21/2020 | 1 | 10/21/2020 | Books |