1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001849779707536

Autore

Desbordes, Françoise

Titolo

Argonautica : trois études sur l'imitation dans la littérature antique / Françoise Desbordes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bruxelles : Latomus, 1979

ISBN

2870310099

Descrizione fisica

115 p. ; 25 cm.

Collana

Collection Latomus ; 159

Soggetti

Letteratura classica - Studi

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789853103321

Autore

Rooney David

Titolo

Kwame Nkrumah [[electronic resource] ] : vision and tragedy / / David Rooney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Accra, Ghana, : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-283-00519-0

9988-647-81-6

Edizione

[[2nd ed.].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (394 p.)

Disciplina

966.7

Soggetti

Presidents - Ghana

Ghana Politics and government 1957-1979

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published as 'Kwame Nkrumah: the political kingdom in the Third World' by I.B. Tauris, c1988.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-379) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Map of Ghana in the 1960's; Preface; Introduction; Foreword to 2nd Edition; 1. Early Life; 2.



London Interlude; 3. Secretary of The UGCC; 4. Birth of The CPP; 5. Leader of Government Business; 6. Constitutional Changes; 7. The Economy and the World Stage; 8. Ashanti and the NLM; 9. The 1956 Election - The Struggle Continues; 10. Independence; 11. Prime Minister 1957-60; 12. The Volta River Project; 13. Lurch to the Left; 14. The Socialist State; 15. Foreign Policy; 16. Denouement; 17. Retrospect; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

""The year long celebration of Ghana's Golden Jubilee provides a fitting context for the republication of the book Kwame Nkrumah: Vision and Tragedy. In the lead-up to the celebration and over the course of the year, the life and times of Kwame Nkrumah will receive unprecedented public attention, official and unofficial. Kwame Nkrumah's very wide name-recognition is, paradoxically, accompanied by sketchy, often oversimplified knowledge about the events and processes of his life and times. For most of those born after independence in 1957, such knowledge does not extend much beyond who Kwame Nkr

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910437983503321

Autore

Straumann Norbert

Titolo

General Relativity / / by Norbert Straumann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

94-007-5410-8

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (741 p.)

Collana

Graduate Texts in Physics, , 1868-4513

Disciplina

530.11

Soggetti

Gravitation

Astronomy

Astrophysics

Mathematical physics

Physics

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

Mathematical Physics

History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From the Contents: Part I The General Theory of Relativity -- Introduction -- Physics in External Gravitational Fields -- Einstein’s Field Equations  -- Part II Applications of General Relativity -- The Schwarzschild Solution and Classical Tests of General Relativity.- Weak Gravitational Fields -- The Post-Newtonian Approximation -- White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars -- Black Holes -- The Positive Mass Theorem -- Essentials of Friedmann-Lemaˆıtre Models -- Part III Differential Geometry -- Differentiable Manifolds -- Tangent Vectors, Vector and Tensor Fields -- The Lie Derivative -- Differential Forms -- Affine Connections -- Some Details and Supplements.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a completely revised and expanded version of the previous classic edition ‘General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics’. In Part I the foundations of general relativity are thoroughly developed, while Part II is devoted to tests of general relativity and many of its applications. Binary pulsars – our best laboratories for general relativity – are studied in considerable detail. An introduction to gravitational lensing theory is included as well, so as to make the current literature on the subject accessible to readers. Considerable attention is devoted to the study of compact objects, especially to black holes. This includes a detailed derivation of the Kerr solution, Israel’s proof of his uniqueness theorem, and a derivation of the basic laws of black hole physics. Part II ends with Witten’s proof of the positive energy theorem, which is presented in detail, together with the required tools on spin structures and spinor analysis. In Part III, all of the differential geometric tools required are developed in detail. A great deal of effort went into refining and improving the text for the new edition. New material has been added, including a chapter on cosmology. The book addresses undergraduate and graduate students in physics, astrophysics and mathematics. It utilizes a very well structured approach, which should help it continue to be a standard work for a modern treatment of gravitational physics. The clear presentation of differential geometry also makes it useful for work on string theory and other fields of physics, classical as well as quantum.