Understanding relativity : a simplified approach to Einstein's theories /

This extraordinary guide makes Einstein's theory of relativity accessible to readers with a minimum knowledge of physics and algebra. Through effective diagrams and an emphasis on the logical structure of the theory, Leo Sartori clearly presents the relativistic concepts of time, space, and ene...

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Auteur principal: Sartori, Leo
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press ©1996.
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pph8q
Table des matières:
  • ch. 1. Galilean relativity
  • ch. 2. Michelson-Morley experiment
  • ch. 3. Postulates of relativity and their implications
  • ch. 4. Lorentz transformation
  • ch. 5. Space-time diagrams
  • ch. 6. Paradoxes of relativity
  • ch. 7. Relativistic mechanics
  • ch. 8. General relativity
  • ch. 9. Cosmology.