0306406152

0306406152 is a ten-digit ISBN, a bibliographic identifier used to uniquely identify books. It is a valid ISBN-10; its check digit confirms the number’s validity under the ISBN-10 system. The digits correspond to the book Gravitation: An Introduction to General Relativity, authored by Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, and John Archibald Wheeler, and published by W. H. Freeman in 1973. The volume offers a comprehensive treatment of general relativity, introducing differential geometry and tensor calculus, deriving the Einstein field equations, and exploring applications to black holes, cosmology, and gravitational radiation. It is widely regarded as a foundational graduate-level text and reference in physics and astronomy, known for its thorough mathematical approach, extensive problems, and clear articulation of complex concepts.

The ISBN-10 0306406152 has a corresponding ISBN-13 equivalent, 9780306406157, reflecting the transition to the modern 13-digit system. The number 0306406152 thus serves as both a bibliographic identifier and a marker of a classic work in gravitation and general relativity.