Gravity, Gauge Theories and Quantum Cosmology by Jayant V. NarlikarEnglish | PDF | 1986 | 477 Pages | ISBN : 9027719489 | 31.99 MB
For several decades since its inception, Einstein's general theory of relativity stood somewhat aloof from the rest of physics. Paradoxically, the attributes which normally boost a physical theory - namely, its perfection as a theoreti cal framework and the extraordinary intellectual achievement underlying i- prevented the general theory from being assimilated in the mainstream of physics. It was as if theoreticians hesitated to tamper with something that is manifestly so beautiful.