Relativity

Relativity: the special and general theory

by Einstein, Albert

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Relativity : the special and general theory / by Albert Einstein ; authorised translation: Robert W. Lawson.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Really Simple Media
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2011.

Notes

Originally published in 1916.

The Physical Object

  • Description:100 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781456548520, 1456548522
  • oclc:ocn743045027
  • LC Classification:QC173.55

Table of Contents

Part I: The Special Theory of Relativity. Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions -- The System of Co-ordinates -- Space and Time in Classical Mechanics -- The Galileian System of Co-ordinates -- The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense) -- The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities employed in Classical Mechanics -- The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity -- On the Idea of Time in Physics -- The Relativity of Simultaneity -- On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance -- The Lorentz Transformation -- The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion -- Theorem of the Addition of Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau -- The Hueristic Value of the Theory of Relativity -- General Results of the Theory -- Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity -- Minkowski's Four-dimensional Space.

Part II: The General Theory of Relativity. Special and General Principle of Relativity -- The Gravitational Field -- The equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity -- In What Respects are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativi…

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Subjects

Relativité (Physique) Relativity (Physics)

Writers

Einstein, Albert Lawson, Robert W.

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