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OverviewRelativity theory has become one of the icons of Twentieth Century science. It's reckoned to be a difficult subject, taught as a layered series of increasingly difficult mathematics and increasingly abstract concepts. We're told that relativity theory is supposed to be this complicated and counter-intuitive. But how much of this historical complexity is really necessary? Can we bypass the interpretations and paradoxes and pseudoparadoxes of Einstein's special theory and jump directly to a deeper and more intuitive description of reality? What if curvature is a fundamental part of physics, and a final theory of relativity shouldn't reduce to Einstein's flat 1905 theory //on principle//? Relativity... takes us on a whistlestop tour of Twentieth Century physics - from black holes, quantum mechanics, wormholes and the Big Bang to the workings of the human mind, and asks: what would physics look like without special relativity? 394 printed pages, 234Ao156 mm, ~200 figures and illustrations, includes bibliography and index www.relativitybook.com Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eric BairdPublisher: Chocolate Tree Books Imprint: Chocolate Tree Books Dimensions: Width: 23.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 15.60cm Weight: 0.553kg ISBN: 9780955706806ISBN 10: 0955706807 Pages: 394 Publication Date: 19 September 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |