The Physics of Einstein: Black holes, time travel, distant starlight, E=mc2

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Does light from distant galaxies really take billions of years to reach Earth? Is time-travel possible? Are black holes real? What are some of the weird effects of traveling at near the speed of light? And how do we really know? The physics discovered by Albert Einstein allows us to answer all of these questions. In this easy-to-read book, we learn how Einstein was able to deduce what happens when an object approaches the speed of light. The results are as amazing as they are strange. Designed for readers with no background in physics, this book explores one of the strangest and most fascinating branches of science. Introduction to the Physics of Einstein Chapter 1: An Impossible Reconciliation Chapter 2: Resolving the Paradox Chapter 3: The Thought Experiment Chapter 4: Time Dilation Chapter 5: Length Contraction Chapter 6: The Twin Paradox Chapter 7: The Relativity of Simultaneity Chapter 8: Coordinate Systems in Relativity Chapter 9: Spacetime Chapter 10: How to Build a Time Machine Chapter 11: The Relativistic Doppler Effect Chapter 12: Lorentz Aberration and Lorentz Beaming Chapter 13: Energy, Mass, and Momentum Chapter 14: Relativistic Energy Chapter 15: Introduction to General Relativity Chapter 16: Black Holes Chapter 17: The Curious Case of the One-Way Speed of Light Chapter 18: The Conventionality Thesis and Distant Starlight Chapter 19: Objections to ASC Chapter 20: Conclusions Appendix A: Derivation of E=mc^2 Appendix B: Summary of Numbered Equations