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Author:   Daniel F. Styer (Oberlin College)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780801897597

ISBN 10:   0801897599
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   26 April 2011
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Invitation Part I: Moving 1. The Paradox of the Mirror 2. Space, Time, and Motion 3. The Strange Behavior of Lightr Part II: Uncovering Relativity 4. Time Dilation 5. The Great Race 6. Length Contraction 7. Clock Synchronization Part III: Exploring Relativity 8. The Case of the Hungry Traveler 9. He Says, She Says 10. Speed Limits 11. Speed Addition 12. Rigidity, Straightness, and Strength 13. The Twin Paradox 14. The Pole in the Barn 15. Voyage to Spica 16. Free-for-All Part IV: Starting and Stopping 17. General Relativity 18. A Pair of Clocks Starts Moving 19. Black Holes 20. The Vista Open to Us Appendix A. For the Cognoscenti B. Hints C. Skeleton Answers D. Ready Reference Index

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Organized beautifully and written well, this is one of the clearest explanations of the traditional stumbling blocks to learning relativity. I would recommend it to anyone who really wants to understand the core points of relativity without a lot of distracting information. (Don Lincoln, author of The Quantum Frontier)

Informative, challenging, and fun at the same time. -- Daniel Styler Popular Science 2011

Author Information

Author Website:   http://www.oberlin.edu/physics/dstyer/

Daniel F. Styer is the John and Marianne Schiffer Professor of Physics at Oberlin College and the author of The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics.

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Author Website:   http://www.oberlin.edu/physics/dstyer/

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