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hemmul
Jul23-04, 09:08 AM
Hello all!
I bet this is incorrect forum to post the question like this, but i hope moderators won't punish me too much for this :redface:
i wonder, does anybody of you have a printable version (with good quality!) of Gravitaion (von Charles W. Misner, Kip S. thorne, John Archibald Wheeler) in english?
I tried googling, altavisting etc, but found nothing that made sense...
Thanks in advance for cooperation :)
selfAdjoint
Jul23-04, 10:39 AM
I'm pretty sure the book is not online. AFAIK it is still in print.
Phobos
Jul23-04, 12:03 PM
... but i hope moderators won't punish me too much for this

hmm...we haven't had a good flogging in a while...
hemmul
Jul23-04, 02:43 PM
hmm...we haven't had a good flogging in a while...
erm... hmm... actually it seems to be a good tradition, and... i wonder, why starting with me? :rolleyes:

I'm pretty sure the book is not online. AFAIK it is still in print.
that's bad... because where i live, not only "radar can't pick us up", but also this book is a rarity (to say nothing of it in english!)... so i'll have to print it in other languages :)
thanks for reply :)
marcus
Jul23-04, 03:10 PM
... so i'll have to print it in other languages :)
...

I'm curious. What are some languages in which that book is
available online?
hemmul
Jul24-04, 09:17 AM
I'm curious. What are some languages in which that book is
available online?

for now i have russian version, but it is available only in *.djvu format, with poor quality...
it's one of the books in here (http://ftp.kinetics.nsc.ru/chichinin/pmlic.htm)
marcus
Jul24-04, 10:43 AM
thanks for your reply, Hemmul.

I tried google-searching for an English version too
and had the same disappointing result as you.
there used to be a "Physics Napster" thread at
PF, I have lost track of it now. It might have a lead.

Yes, here it is:
http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=31

The trouble with this thread is that it is very long, so
it takes a while to scroll through it. I cannot say what
all is there. I do not have big hopes that it has the book
but it might be worth the effort of looking through it.
hemmul
Jul25-04, 02:04 PM
Thank You very much for Your help and Your time, marcus!
I'll now work through the thread you pointed...