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OverviewThis book has its origin in a one-year course for non-science majors that Professor Firk taught at Yale throughout the decade of the 1970's. It is intended for the inquisitive reader who wishes to gain an understanding of the immortal work of Einstein, the greatest scientist since Newton. Special Relativity deals with measurements of space, time and motion in inertial (non-accelerating) frames of reference. A popular account of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, a theory of space, time, and motion in the presence of gravity, is given. The contents include: 1. Understanding the physical universe 2. Describing everyday motion; relative motion, Newton's Principle of Relativity, problems with light, 3. Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity simultaneity and synchronizing clocks, length contraction and time dilation, examples of Einstein's world, 4. Newtonian and Einsteinian mass 5. Equivalence of energy and mass, E = mc2 6. Principle of Equivalence 7. Einsteinian gravity; gravity and the bending of light, gravity and the flow of time, and red shifts, blue shifts, and black holes. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Frank W K FirkPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 28.00cm Weight: 0.218kg ISBN: 9781499351989ISBN 10: 1499351984 Pages: 84 Publication Date: 07 May 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationFrank W. K. Firk is Professor Emeritus of Physics, Former Chairman of the Department of Physics, Director of the Electron Accelerator Laboratory and Master of Trumbull College, Yale University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |