What is relativity? : an intuitive introduction to Einstein's ideas, and why they matter /

It is common knowledge that if the Sun suddenly turned into a black hole, it would suck Earth and the rest of the planets into oblivion. Yet as bestselling author and astrophysicist Jeffrey Bennett points out, black holes don't suck. With that simple idea in hand, Bennett begins an entertaining...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bennett, Jeffrey O. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Relativity (Physics) > Popular works.
Relativité (Physique) > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
SCIENCE > Energy.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
SCIENCE > Physics > Relativity.
Relativity (Physics)
Popular works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction-foreword : Einstein's life
  • Getting started
  • Voyage to a black hole
  • Einstein's special theory of relativity
  • Racing light
  • Redefining space and time
  • A new common sense
  • Einstein's general theory of relativity
  • Newton's absurdity
  • Redefining gravity
  • Implications of relativity
  • Black holes
  • The expanding universe
  • Epilogue : your indelible mark on the universe.

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