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Relativity and Common Sense: A New Approach to Einstein by Bondi, Hermann

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Binding
Paperback
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Product Group
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ISBN
0486240215
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Name
Relativity and Common Sense : a New Approach to Einstein
Item Height
0.4in
Author
Hermann Bondi
Item Length
8in
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
7.3 Oz
Number of Pages
177 Pages

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Accessible, radically reoriented presentation of Einstein's Special Theory by a distinguished scientist derives relativity from Newtonian ideas rather than by opposing them. Very little mathematics required. 60 illustrations.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486240215
ISBN-13
9780486240213
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1069348

Product Key Features

Author
Hermann Bondi
Publication Name
Relativity and Common Sense : a New Approach to Einstein
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
177 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
7.3 Oz

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Edition Description
Reprint,New Edition
Table of Content
I. "ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS" The Concept of Force The Evaluation of Acceleration The Unity of PhysicsII. MOMENTUM The Motion of a System of Bodies The Momentum of an Airplane The Irrelevance of VelocityIII. ROTATION Measurement of the Earth's Rotation The Coriolis Effect The Movement of Winds Angular Momentum and Angular Velocity Dropping a CatIV. LIGHT Faraday and the Polarization of Light Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Theory of Light Using Radar to Measure Distance The Units of Distance The Velocity of LightV. PROPAGATION OF SOUND WAVES The Doppler Shift-The Sonic BoomVI. THE UNIQUENESS OF LIGHT A Hypothetical Ether The Absurdity of the Ether Concept Measuring Velocity The Michelson-Morley ExperimentVII. ON COMMON SENSE The Experience of Everyday Life Time: A Private Matter "The "Route-Dependence" of Time"VIII. THE NATURE OF TIME The Peculiarities of High Speeds The Relationships of Inertial and Moving Observers A More Complicated Situation Relativity Explains a Supposed Discrepancy The Value of k: A Fundamental RatioIX. VELOCITY Einstein's Long Trains Determining Relative Velocities by the Radar Method The Relationship between k and v Velocity Composition Proper Speed The Unique Character of LightX. COORDINATES AND THE LORENTZ TRANSFORMATION The Meaning of Coordinates Rotation of Axes The Lorentz Transformation Four Dimensions Application of the Lorentz Transformation The Aberration of LightXI. FASTER THAN LIGHT? Cause and Effect Simultaneity of Spatially Separated Events Past and Future: Absolute and Relative The Light ConeXII. ACCELERATION Acceleration and Clocks "The Twin "Paradox" How Far Can We Travel in Space?XIII. PUTTING ON MASS The Stretching of Time Increasing Mass Accelerating Protons Einstein's Equation Theory and Observation INDEX
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Physics / Relativity, Physics / General, Science & Technology
Dewey Decimal
530.11
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science

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