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Relativity: A Very Short Introduction

By Russell Stannard

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2008
ISBN
0199236224, 9780199236220, 9780191553103
LCC
QC173.55 .S73 2008
Open Library ID
OL22666607M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
564 kB (577415 bytes)
Series
Very Short Introductions
Pages
129\129
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2009-12-04 00:34:26

Description

If you move at high speed, time slows down, space squashes up and you get heavier. Travel fast enough and you could weigh as much as a jumbo jet, be flattened thinner than a CD without feeling a thing-and live forever! As for the angles of a triangle, they do not always have to add up to 180 degrees. And then, of course, there are black holes. These are but a few of the extraordinary consequences of Einstein's theory of relativity. It is now over a hundred years since he made these discoveries, and yet the general public is still largely unaware of them. Filled with illuminating anecdotes and fascinating accounts of experiments, this book aims to introduce the interested lay person to the subject of relativity in a way which is accessible and engaging and at the same time scientifically rigorous. With relatively few mathematical equations--nothing more complicated than the Pythagoras's Theorem--this VSI packs a lot time into very little space, and for anyone who has felt intimidated by Einstein's groundbreaking theory, it offers the perfect place to start.

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