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Stannard, Russell

Relativity : a very short introduction / Russell Stannard. - First Edition - 114 pages : illustrated ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions 190. .

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111).

1 Special relativity -- The principle of relativity and the speed of light -- Time dilation -- The twin paradox -- Length contraction -- Loss of simultaneity -- Space-time diagrams -- Four-dimensional spacetime -- The ultimate speed -- E = mc[superscript 2] -- 2 General relativity -- The equivalence principle -- The effects on time of acceleration and gravity -- The twin paradox revisited -- The bending of light -- Curved space -- Black holes -- Gravitational waves -- The universe.

Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics - replacing Newtonian ideas of space and time with bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions, a world of slowing clocks and stretched space, black holes and curved space-time. This introduction explores and explains the theory in an accessible and understandable way.

ISBN: 9780199236220 (pbk.) 0199236224 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2008298540

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA865643 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014613963 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Relativity (Physics)
Relatividad (Física)

Dewey Class. No.: 530.11