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Relativity : the special and the general theory / by Albert Einstein ; authorized translation by Robert W. Lawson.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, author.
Three Rivers Press, [1961]
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Relativity (Physics)
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Along with quantum mechanics in the 1920s. Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity of 1905 and his General Theory of Relativity of 1916 stand as the supreme achievements of twentieth-century physics. Relativity is an elaborate but comprehensible explanation of these theories, both of which boosted Albert Einstein to international acclaim. In simplest terms, the theory of relativity is an approach to the measurement and study of space and time. The theory assumes that findings are based upon the relation of the frame of reference to the objects measured. The Special Theory of Relativity is pirmarily concerned with electric and magnetic phenomena. The General Theory focuses on gravity, not as a force as Newton postulated, but as a curved field in the space-time continuum, created by the presence of mass. Redesigned inside and out to provide a fresh, modern look, Relativity includes both explanatory illustrations and mathematical derivations of Einstein's theories. Apparent throughout is Einstein's remarkable ability to penetrate directly to the heart of the subject in a way virtually everyone can understand. -- from back cover.
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SJC Program Books. Einstein. Relativity.
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xiii, 188 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
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Part I: The special theory of relativity -- Physical meaning of geometrical propositions -- The system of co-ordinates -- Space and time in classical mechanics -- The Galileian system of co-ordinates -- The principle of relativity (in the restricted sense) -- The Theorem of the addition of velocities employed in classical mechanics -- The apparent incompatibility of the law of propagation of light with the principle of relativity -- On the idea of time in physics -- The relativity of simultaneity -- On the relativity of the conception of distance -- The Lorentz transformation -- The behaviour of measuring-rods and clocks in motion -- Theorem of the addition of the velocities. The experiment of Fizeau -- The heuristic value of the theory of relativity -- General results of the theory -- Experience and the special theory of relativity -- Minkowski's four-dimensional space -- Part II: The general theory of relativity -- Speical and general principle of relativity -- The gravitational field -- The equality of inertial and gravitational mass as an argument for the general postulate of relativity -- In what respects are the foundations of classical mechanics and of the special theory of relativity unsatisfactory? -- A few inferences from the general principle of relativity -- Behaviour of clocks and measuring-rods on a rotating body of reference -- Euclidean and non-euclidean continuum -- Gaussian co-ordinates -- The space-time continuum of the special theory of relativity considered as a Euclidean continuum -- The space-time continuum of the general theory of relativity is not a Euclidean continuum -- Exact formulation of the general principle of relativity -- The solution of the problem of gravitation on the basis of the general principle of relativity -- Part III: Considerations on the universe as a whole -- Cosmological difficulties of Newton's theory -- The possbility of a "finite" and yet "unbounded" universe -- The structure of space according to the general theory of relativity.
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Lawson, Robert W. (Robert William) translator.
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Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie. English
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0517884410
9780517884416
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