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- Book Title
- Relativity : The Special and General Theory
- ISBN
- 9780486417141
- Series
- Dover Books on Physics Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Relativity : the Special and General Theory
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Incorporated
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 8.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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From the age of Galileo until the early years of the 20th century, scientists grappled with seemingly insurmountable paradoxes inherent in the theories of classical physics. With the publication of Albert Einstein's special and general theories of relativity, however, traditional approaches to solving the riddles of space and time crumbled. In their place stood a radically new view of the physical world, providing answers to many of the unsolved mysteries of pre-Einsteinian physics. Acclaimed as the pinnacle of scientific philosophy, the theories of relativity tend to be regarded as the exclusive domain of highly trained scientific minds. The great physicist himself disclaimed this exclusionary view, and in this book, he explains both theories in their simplest and most intelligible form for the layman not versed in the mathematical foundations of theoretical physics. In addition to the theories themselves, this book contains a final part presenting fascinating considerations on the universe as a whole. Appendices cover the simple derivation of the Lorentz transformation, Minkowski's four-dimensional space, and the experimental confirmation of the general theory of relativity. Students, teachers, and other scientifically minded readers will appreciate this inexpensive and accessible interpretation of one of the world's greatest intellectual accomplishments.
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Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
048641714x
ISBN-13
9780486417141
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Publication Name
Relativity : the Special and General Theory
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Series
Dover Books on Physics Ser.
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qc173.55.E384513
Table of Content
PART I THE SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY I. Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions II. The System of Co-ordinates III. Space and Time in Classical Mechanics IV. The Galileian System of Co-ordinates V. The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense) VI. The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities employed in Classical Mechanics VII. The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity VIII. On the Idea of Time in Physics IX. The Relativity of Simultaneity X. On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance XI. The Lorentz Transformation XII. The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion XIII. Theorem of the Addition of Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau XIV. The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity XV. General Results of the Theory XVI. Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity XVII. Minkowski's Four-dimensional Space PART II THE GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY XVIII. Special and General Principle of Relativity XIX. The Gravitational Field XX. The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity XXI. In what Respects are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity unsatisfactory? XXII. A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity XXIII. Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference XXIV. Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Continuum XXV. Gaussian Co-ordinates XXVI. The Space-time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity considered as a Euclidean Continuum XXVII. The Space-time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity is not a Euclidean Contiuum XXVIII. Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity XXIX. 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 XXX. Cosmological Difficulties of Newton's Theory XXXI. "The Possibility of a "Finite" and yet "Unbounded" Universe" XXXII. The Structure of Space according to the General Theory of Relativity APPENDICES I. Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation II. "Minkowski's Four-dimensional Space ("World") [Supplementary to Section XVII.]" III. The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity (a) Motion of the Perihelion of Mercury (b) Deflection of Light by a Gravitational Field (c) Displacement of Spectral Lines towards the Red BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Copyright Date
2001
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Physics / Relativity, Physics / General
Lccn
00-052367
Dewey Decimal
530.11
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Science
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