書名 : Relativity :a very short introduction /
紀錄類型 : 書目-語言資料,印刷品: 單行本
正題名[資料類型標示]/作者 : Relativity :Russell Stannard.
其他題名 : a very short introduction /
作者 : Stannard, Russell.
出版者 : Oxford ;Oxford University Press,2008.
面頁冊數 : 114 p. :ill. ;18 cm.
內容註 : 1. Special relativity -- principle of relativity and the speed of light -- Time dilation -- twin paradox -- Length contraction -- Loss of simultaneity -- Space-time diagrams-- Four-dimensional spacetime -- ultimate speed -- E = mc[superscript 2] -- 2. General relativity -- equivalence principle -- effects on time of acceleration and gravity -- twin paradox revisited -- bending of light -- Curved space -- Black holes -- Gravitational waves -- universe.
標題 : Relativity (Physics).
ISBN : 9780199236220 (pbk.) :
集叢項 : Very short introductions ;190.
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 110-111) and index.
505 0 $a1. Special relativity -- principle of relativity and the speed of light -- Time dilation -- twin paradox -- Length contraction -- Loss of simultaneity -- Space-time diagrams-- Four-dimensional spacetime -- ultimate speed -- E = mc[superscript 2] -- 2. General relativity -- equivalence principle -- effects on time of acceleration and gravity -- twin paradox revisited -- bending of light -- Curved space -- Black holes -- Gravitational waves -- universe.
520 $aIf you move at high speed, time slows down, space squashesup and you get heavier. Travel fast enough and you could weigh as much as a jumbo jet, be flattened thinner than a CD without feeling a thing-and live forever! As for the angles of a triangle, they do not always have to add up to180 degrees. And then, of course, there are black holes. These are but a few of the extraordinary consequences of Einstein's theory of relativity. It is now over a hundred years since he made these discoveries, and yet the generalpublic is still largely unaware of them. Filled with illuminating anecdotes and fascinating accounts of experiments, this book aims to introduce the interested lay person to the subject of relativity in a way which is accessible and engaging and at the same time scientifically rigorous. With relatively few mathematical equations--nothing more complicated than the Pythagoras's Theorem--this VSI packs a lot time into very little space,and for anyone who has felt intimidated by Einstein's groundbreaking theory, it offers the perfect place to start.
650 0$aRelativity (Physics).
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