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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199694613

ISBN-139780199694617

eBay Product ID (ePID)109584006

Product Key Features

Book TitleWonderful World of Relativity : a Precise Guide for the General Reader

Number of Pages250 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPhysics / Relativity

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreScience

AuthorAndrew Steane

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight15.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-026848

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"In addition to meeting the needs of general readers, this book would prove useful supplemental reading for students desiring a more intuitive understanding of special relativity."--CHOICE, 'Steane's book is original - it really starts with a level accessible to gifted schoolchildren and then guides the reader in a step-by-step manner and without much formalism to the central concepts of the theory. The book is perhaps as elementary as it can be without making undueoversimplifications.' Claus Kiefer, University of Cologne, Germany, 'This is a book which is really irreproachable'Hans Bouma, NVOX'Steane's book is original - it really starts with a level accessible to gifted schoolchildren and then guides the reader in a step-by-step manner and without much formalism to the central concepts of the theory. The book is perhaps as elementary as it can be without making undue oversimplifications.'Claus Kiefer, University of Cologne, Germany

Dewey Decimal530.11

Table Of Content1. Introduction2. A preview: the Laws of Motion3. Something odd is happening all around us4. Spacetime5. Reference frames and coordinates6. The basic principles of Relativity7 Foundations re-explored.8. Navigating in spacetime9. Faster than light10. Introduction to momentum and energy11. Conclusion

SynopsisThis book provides a lively and visual introduction to Einstein's theory of relativity. It brings to life the excitement of this fascinating subject, for an audience including young people at school (post-16) and the general public with an interest in modern physics. It is different from existing books in that is uses many diagrams and simple equations (the reader is carefully guided through them), and richly rewards the reader with beautiful mathematical and physical insights. It begins by introducing spacetime, in the familiar context of low velocities. It then shows how Einstein's theory forces us to understand time in a new way. Paradoxes and puzzles are introduced and resolved, and the book culminates in a thorough unfolding of the relation between mass and energy. The book draws on the author's many years of experience in writing articles and reviews for a non-expert readership, and presenting physics to school pupils., This book provides a lively and visual introduction to Einstein's theory of relativity. It brings to life the excitement of this fascinating subject, for an audience including young people at school (post-16) and the general public with an interest in modern physics.

LC Classification NumberQC173.6