Relativity : : The Special and the General Theory - 100th Anniversary Edition /

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A handsome annotated edition of Einstein's celebrated book on relativityAfter completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote Relativity. Intended for a popular audience, the book remains one of the most lucid explanations of the special...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
VerfasserIn:
Einstein, Albert,
TeilnehmendeR:
Gutfreund, Hanoch.
Renn, Jürgen.
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (328 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Paperback Edition
  • Introduction
  • Einstein's Booklet
  • Preface
  • Part I: The Special Theory of Relativity
  • ONE. Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions
  • TWO. The System of Co-ordinates
  • THREE. Space and Time in Classical Mechanics
  • FOUR. The Galileian System of Co-ordinates
  • FIVE. The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)
  • SIX. The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics
  • SEVEN. The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity
  • EIGHT. On the Idea of Time in Physics
  • NINE. The Relativity of Simultaneity
  • TEN. On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance
  • ELEVEN. The Lorentz Transformation
  • TWELVE. The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion
  • THIRTEEN. Theorem of the Addition of the Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau
  • FOURTEEN. The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity
  • FIFTEEN. General Results of the Theory
  • SIXTEEN. Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity
  • SEVENTEEN. Minkowski 's Four-Dimensional Space
  • Part II: The General Theory of Relativity
  • EIGHTEEN. Special and General Principle of Relativity
  • NINETEEN. The Gravitational Field
  • TWENTY. The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity
  • TWENTY-ONE. In What Respects Are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory?
  • TWENTY-TWO. A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity
  • TWENTY-THREE. Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference
  • TWENTY-FOUR. Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Continuum
  • TWENTY-FIVE .Gaussian Co-ordinates
  • TWENTY-SIX. The Space-Time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity Considered as a Euclidean Continuum
  • TWENTY-SEVEN. The Space-Time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity Is Not a Euclidean Continuum
  • TWENTY-EIGHT. Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity
  • TWENTY-NINE. The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity
  • Part III: Considerations on the Universe as a Whole
  • THIRTY. Cosmological Difficulties of Newton's Theory
  • THIRTY-ONE. The Possibility of a "Finite" and Yet "Unbounded" Universe
  • THIRTY-TWO. The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity
  • Appendixes
  • A Reading Companion
  • A History and Survey of Foreign-Language Editions
  • Appended Documents
  • Further Reading
  • Index

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