Title:
What is relativity? : an intuitive introduction to Einstein's ideas, and why they matter / Jeffrey Bennett.
ISBN:
9780231167260
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Physical Description:
viii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
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.
Summary:
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.
Subject Term:
OCLC Number:
ocn842884069
Availability:
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