What Is Relativity? – An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein`s Ideas, and Why They Matter
Autor Jeffrey Bennetten Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 apr 2016
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780231167277
ISBN-10: 023116727X
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: 41
Dimensiuni: 152 x 227 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Columbia University Press
ISBN-10: 023116727X
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: 41
Dimensiuni: 152 x 227 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Columbia University Press
Notă biografică
Jeffrey Bennett, winner of the 2013 American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award, holds a BA in biophysics from the University of California, San Diego, and an MS and PhD in astrophysics from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the lead author of several best-selling textbooks in astronomy, astrobiology, mathematics, and statistics and has written numerous award-winning books for the general public and children.
Cuprins
Preface
Introduction/Foreword: Einstein's Life
Part 1: Getting Started
1. Voyage to a Black Hole
Part 2: Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity
2. Racing Light
3. Redefining Space and Time
4. A New Common Sense
Part 3: Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
5. Newton's Absurdity
6. Redefining Gravity
Part 4: Implications of Relativity
7. Black Holes
8. The Expanding Universe
Epilogue: Your Indelible Mark on the Universe
Acknowledgments
Index
Introduction/Foreword: Einstein's Life
Part 1: Getting Started
1. Voyage to a Black Hole
Part 2: Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity
2. Racing Light
3. Redefining Space and Time
4. A New Common Sense
Part 3: Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
5. Newton's Absurdity
6. Redefining Gravity
Part 4: Implications of Relativity
7. Black Holes
8. The Expanding Universe
Epilogue: Your Indelible Mark on the Universe
Acknowledgments
Index