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Relativity

The Special and the General Theory

By: ALBERT EINSTEIN

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Paperback | 28 July 1995 | Edition Number 1

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An easy to understand collection of the ideas of one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century including the idea he is most known for, the theory of relativity

Redesigned inside and out to have a fresh, appealing look, this new edition of a classic Crown Trade Paperback is a collection of Einstein's own popular writings on his work and describes the meaning of his main theories in a way virtually everyone can understand.

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Preface	p. v
Note to the Fifteenth Edition	p. vii
The Special Theory of Relativity
Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions	p. 3
The System of Co-ordinates	p. 6
Space and Time in Classical Mechanics	p. 10
The Galileian System of Co-ordinates	p. 13
The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)	p. 15
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. 29
On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance	p. 32
The Lorentz Transformation	p. 34
The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion	p. 40
Theorem of the Addition of the Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau	p. 43
The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity	p. 47
General Results of the Theory	p. 49
Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity	p. 55
Minkowski's Four-Dimensional Space	p. 61
The General Theory of Relativity
Special and General Principle of Relativity	p. 67
The Gravitational Field	p. 71
The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity	p. 75
In What Respects Are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory?	p. 80
A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity	p. 83
Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference	p. 88
Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Continuum	p. 92
Gaussian Co-ordinates	p. 96
The Space-Time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity Considered as a Euclidean Continuum	p. 101
The Space-Time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity Is Not a Euclidean Continuum	p. 104
Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity	p. 108
The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity	p. 112
Considerations on the Universe as a Whole
Cosmological Difficulties of Newton's Theory	p. 119
The Possibility of a "Finite" and Yet "Unbounded" Universe	p. 122
The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity	p. 128
Appendices
Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation	p. 131
Minkowski's Four-Dimensional Space ("World")	p. 139
The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity	p. 141
Motion of the Perihelion of Mercury	p. 143
Deflection of Light by a Gravitational Field	p. 145
Displacement of Spectral Lines towards the Red	p. 147
The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity	p. 152
Relativity and the Problem of Space	p. 155
Bibliography	p. 179
Index	p. 181
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