Title:
What is relativity? : an intuitive introduction to Einstein's ideas, and why they matter / Jeffrey Bennett.
Author:
Bennett, Jeffrey O.
Publication Information:
New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Call Number:
QC173.57 .B46 2014
Abstract:
Explains the fundamental principles of relativity, describing such aspects of the theory as black holes, curvature of spacetime, and singularity, as well as its practical applications in everyday life.
ISBN:
9780231167260
Physical Description:
viii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Subject Term:
Contents:
Introduction-foreword : Einstein's life -- Getting started -- Voyage to a black hole -- Einstein's special theory of relativity -- Racing light -- Redefining space and time -- A new common sense -- Einstein's general theory of relativity -- Newton's absurdity -- Redefining gravity -- Implications of relativity -- Black holes -- The expanding universe -- Epilogue : your indelible mark on the universe.
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