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new Penrose book

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  • 29-08-2004 6:27pm
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    silverside
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    anyone read the new Penrose book - supposed to be a guide to the whole of physics?


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    CathyMoran
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    Yes, I read it, or rather am dipping in and out of it...very good book to have but not one to read in 2 hours...I liked it.


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    silverside
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    i'll get it soon i think - doesnt look like one to read on the train OK :) - I liked the feynman books, it looks to be in the same vein


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    planck2
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    there is a lot more maths in it, than the feynman lectures I think.


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    silverside
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    i should be ok with that with a maths MSc :)


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    planck2
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    that's good to know. It's great when you have sufficient maths background when reading modern physics texts. i am starting a masters in maths physics in a few days in ucd where did you do your msc?


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    silverside
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    Warwick. Not pure maths mind you, but enough to get by :) Though I'll struggle a bit with tensor fields and that kind of stuff.


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    planck2
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    A good book on tensor analysis on manifolds is the one by Bishop and Goldberg, however a little knowledge of topology maybe required first.
    J.L. Synge and A.Schild also wrote one called Tensor Calculus. maybe you might be able to help me with a problem I posted on the maths site. :D


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