Einstein's Physics
- Atoms, Quanta, and Relativity - Derived, Explained, & Appraised
(2013)
Back cover View Preface with 21 Einstein Questions & TOC [Key to the 21Q]
Sample chapters: View Ch 2 The Brownian Motion View Ch 6 Waves, Particles, and Quantum Jumps View Ch 7 Bose-Einstein, View Ch 8 Local Reality and the Einstein-Bohr Debate
Walking in Einstein’s Steps: View Ch 16 Gauge Theories View Ch 17 The Kaluza-Klein Unification Theory and Extra Dimensions
For relativity & cosmology chapters, see similar material in my other books
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Journal Reviews:
Contemporary Physics by Tom Lancaster (Durham, 7/2013)
Zentralblatt MATH by Hans-Jurgen Schmidt (Potsdam, 8/2013)
Some of my favorite online reviews and comments are:
1 (7/6/2023) Amazon Review by “Gary”
2 (10/22/2015) Weylmann.com
Corrections: Since its publication in April 2013, I have found that I can clarify a few points by inserting additional side notes, as well as correct some inevitable typos. These corrections are contained in this PDF document posted on 6/11/2013.
The link to Einstein’s papers:
Just about all the Einstein papers referenced in this book can, since December 2014, be freely accessed online at Digital Einstein
Relativity, Gravitation, and Cosmology
— A Basic Introduction
(Oxford Master Series in Physics) 1st edition (2005), 2nd edition (2010)
Sample chapters: View Ch 1 Introduction and Overview View Ch 3 The Geometric Formulation of SR View Ch 6 GR as a Geometric Theory of Gravity View Ch 9 The Homogeneous and Isotropic Universe View Ch 11 Inflation and the Accelerating Universe View Ch 15 Gravitational Waves
View App B Solutions to Selected Problems
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Book Reviews:
of 1st edition: American Journal of Physics (2005 October) by Andrew Hamilton
of 2nd edition: General Relativity and Gravitation (2011) 43, 359-360 by Brien Nolan
Some of my favorite online reviews and comments are: 1. 2021 Amazon review, 2. 2014 Amazon review, 3. A pleasant surprise: my name, because of this book, came up in a play!
There were a fair number of (mostly editorial) errors in the original printings. They were corrected in the new paperback editions since 2016. If you have one of those old versions and are interested in seeing where the corrections have been made, please write to the author at tapeicheng@gmail.com.
A College Course on Relativity and Cosmology
(2015)
This book is the undergraduate edition of my previous GR book (Cheng 2010).
There is also a free YouTube course “@GR-Cheng” based on this book; see the next section on this site for details.
Sample chapters: View Ch 4 Equivalence of Gravity and Inertia View Ch5 Einstein’s Theory of Gravitation GR View Ch6 Einstein Eqn and its Spherical Solution View Ch7 Black Holes View Ch9 Big Bang Thermal Relics View Ch11 Tensor Formalism for GR
Solutions Manual: For instructors, click here.
Students who follow the online course can find solutions posted at the end of each section.
Here is the one-page errata of the book
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Online course based on this book: See the Courses & Lectures section of this site
Some of my favorite online reviews and comments are 1. Amazon 2023
Gauge Theory of Elementary Particle Physics
(1984)
The Russian translation was published by Mir (Moscow) in 1987.
The Chinese issue was published by Science Press (Beijing) in 2008.
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As of 2024, this has been an OPEN-ACCESS title that is free to read & download: <PDF>.
It’s gratifying to see the positive reactions to the announcement on my LinkedIn site.
Reviews:
David Gross in Physics Today 38 (12), 78 (1985). See also the 3/9/2017 Amazon review by “Gary.”
Corrections:
Corrections to the printings before the 1997 printings of the book: p.1 p.2 p.3 p.4
Gauge Theory of Elementary Particle Physics:
Problems and Solutions
(2000)
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This has been, as of 2024, an OPEN-ACCESS title that is free to read & download: PDF