The Routledge Guidebook to Einstein's Relativity
Author:   James Trefil (George Mason University, USA) ,  ANTHONY GOTTLIEB
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415723466


Pages:   146
Publication Date:   24 February 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   James Trefil (George Mason University, USA) ,  ANTHONY GOTTLIEB
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780415723466


ISBN 10:   0415723469
Pages:   146
Publication Date:   24 February 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Einstein’s life 2. The state of physics the start of the twentieth century 3. Coordinate systems 4. Foundations of Special Relativity 5. Time 6. Special Relativity 7. More results from Special Relativity 8. Experimental proofs of Special Relativity 9. General Relativity and the Equivalence Principle 10. General Relativity and Gravity 11. The formulation of General Relativity 12. Experimental tests of General Relativity 13. Cosmology 14. The Future of Relativity. Index

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This Guidebook is written in a style that is both authoritative and approachable. The reader is clearly in the hands of an expert author who is determined to make a challenging subject comprehensible and enjoyable. Professor Robert Lambourne, The Open University.


This Guidebook is written in a style that is both authoritative and approachable. The reader is clearly in the hands of an expert author who is determined to make a challenging subject comprehensible and enjoyable. Professor Robert Lambourne, The Open University.


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James Trefil is Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University, USA. In 2000 he received the Andrew W. Gemant Award from the American Institute of Physics for outstanding and sustained contributions in bridging the gap between science and society.

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