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Relativity for Everyone
- 133 pages · about 2 hours
- First published 2013
- 4 editions
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1 About this book
This book explains the theory of special and general relativity in detail, without digressions such as information on Einstein's life or the historical background. However, complicated calculations are replaced with figures and thought experiments, the text being formulated in such a way that the reader will be able to understand the gist intuitively.
The first part of the book focuses on the essentials of special relativity. Explanations are provided of the famous equivalence between mass and energy and of why Einstein was able to use the theory of electrodynamics as a template for his "electrodynamics of moving bodies", simply because besides the speed of light, the electric charge itself is also absolute, leading to the relativity of other physical quantities.
General relativity is then introduced, mainly with the help of thought experiments.
Good for readers who want: physics, astronomy, and a short read.
- Relativity (Physics)
- Special relativity
- Physics
- Astronomy
- Popular Science in Astronomy
- Space and time
- Cosmology
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