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Relativity : a very short introduction /
Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics - replacing Newtonian ideas of space and time with bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions, a world of slowing clocks and stretched space, black holes and curved space-time. This introduction explores and explains the theory in an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Very short introductions ;
190. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Special relativity. The principle of relativity and the speed of light ; Time dilation ; The twin paradox ; Length contraction ; Loss of simultaneity ; Space-time diagrams ; Four-dimensional spacetime ; The ultimate speed ; E = mc[superscript 2]
- General relativity ; The equivalence principle ; The effects on time of acceleration and gravity ; The twin paradox revisited ; The bending of light ; Curved space ; Black holes ; Gravitational waves ; The universe.