Relativity: The Special and the General TheoryPenguin, 25.07.2006 - 208 Seiten 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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The Principle of Relativity in the Restricted Sense | 16 |
The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics | 19 |
The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity | 20 |
On the Idea of Time in Physics | 23 |
In What Respects Are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory? | 67 |
A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity | 69 |
Behaviour of Clocks and MeasuringRods on a Rotating Body of Reference | 73 |
Euclidean and NonEuclidean Continuum | 76 |
Gaussian Coordinates | 79 |
The SpaceTime Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity Considered as a Euclidean Continuum | 83 |
The SpaceTime Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity Is Not a Euclidean Continuum | 85 |
Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity | 88 |
The Relativity of Simultaneity | 26 |
On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance | 29 |
The Lorentz Transformation | 31 |
The Behaviour of MeasuringRods and Clocks in Motion | 36 |
Theorem of the Addition of the Velocities The Experiment of Fizeau | 38 |
The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity | 42 |
General Results of the Theory | 44 |
Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity | 48 |
Minkowskis FourDimensional Space | 52 |
Special and General Principle of Relativity | 57 |
The Gravitational Field | 60 |
The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity | 63 |
The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity | 91 |
Cosmological Difficulties of Newtons Theory | 97 |
The Possibility of a Finite and Yet Unbounded Universe | 99 |
The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity | 103 |
Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation | 105 |
Minkowskis FourDimensional Space World | 111 |
The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity | 113 |
a Motion of the Perihelion of Mercury | 114 |
b Deflection of Light by a Gravitational Field | 116 |
c Displacement of Spectral Lines towards the Red | 118 |
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