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Relativity

By: Albert Einstein

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Paperback | 18 October 2010

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From the age of Galileo until the early years of the 20th century, scientists grappled with seemingly insurmountable paradoxes inherent in the theories of classical physics. With the publication of Albert Einstein's "special" and "general" theories of relativity, however, traditional approaches to solving the riddles of space and time crumbled. In their place stood a radically new view of the physical world, providing answers to many of the unsolved mysteries of pre-Einsteinian physics.
Acclaimed as the pinnacle of scientific philosophy, the theories of relativity tend to be regarded as the exclusive domain of highly trained scientific minds. The great physicist himself disclaimed this exclusionary view, and in this book, he explains both theories in their simplest and most intelligible form for the layman not versed in the mathematical foundations of theoretical physics.
In addition to the theories themselves, this book contains a final part presenting fascinating considerations on the universe as a whole. Appendices cover the simple derivation of the Lorentz transformation, Minkowski's four-dimensional space, and the experimental confirmation of the general theory of relativity. Students, teachers, and other scientifically minded readers will appreciate this inexpensive and accessible interpretation of one of the world's greatest intellectual accomplishments.

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The Special Theory of Relativity
Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions	p. 1
The System of Co-ordinates	p. 5
Space and Time in Classical Mechanics	p. 9
The Galileian System of Co-ordinates	p. 12
The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)	p. 14
The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities employed in Classical Mechanics	p. 19
The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity	p. 21
On the Idea of Time in Physics	p. 25
The Relativity of Simultaneity	p. 30
On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance	p. 34
The Lorentz Transformation	p. 36
The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion	p. 42
Theorem of the Addition of Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau	p. 45
The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity	p. 50
General Results of the Theory	p. 52
Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity	p. 58
Minkowski's Four-dimensional Space	p. 65
The General Theory of Relativity
Special and General Principle of Relativity	p. 69
The Gravitational Field	p. 74
The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity	p. 78
In what Respects are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity unsatisfactory?	p. 84
A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity	p. 87
Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference	p. 93
Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Continuum	p. 98
Gaussian Co-ordinates	p. 103
The Space-time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity considered as a Euclidean Continuum	p. 108
The Space-time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity is not a Euclidean Continuum	p. 111
Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity	p. 115
The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity	p. 119
Considerations on the Universe as a Whole
Cosmological Difficulties of Newton's Theory	p. 125
The Possibility of a "Finite" and yet "Unbounded" Universe	p. 128
The Structure of Space according to the General Theory of Relativity	p. 135
Appendices
Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation	p. 139
Minkowski's Four-dimensional Space ("World") [Supplementary to Section XVII.]	p. 146
The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity	p. 148
Motion of the Perihelion of Mercury	p. 150
Deflection of Light by a Gravitational Field	p. 152
Displacement of Spectral Lines towards the Red	p. 155
Bibliography	p. 161
Index	p. 165
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