Title:
Why does E=mc²? : (and why should we care?) / Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw.
Author:
Cox, Brian, 1968-
Forshaw, J. R. (Jeffrey Robert), 1968-
Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2010.
Call Number:
QC173.6 .C68 2010
Abstract:
A deeply fascinating, engaging, and highly accessible explanation of Einstein's equation, using everyday life to explore the principles of physics.
Edition:
1st Da Capo Press pbk. ed.
ISBN:
9780306818769
9780306819117
Physical Description:
xiii, 249 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
General Note:
Originally published: 2009.
Includes index.
Contents:
Space and time -- The speed of light -- Special relativity -- Spacetime -- Why does E=mc2? -- And why should we care? Of atoms, mousetraps, and the power of the stars -- The origin of mass -- Warping spacetime.
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