Understanding Relativity: A Simplified Approach to Einstein's Theories

Leo Sartori

Published by University of California Press 1996

Understanding Relativity

A Simplified Approach to Einstein's Theories

Leo Sartori

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520916241

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About this book

Nonspecialists with no prior knowledge of physics and only reasonable proficiency with algebra can now understand Einstein's special theory of relativity. Effectively diagrammed and with an emphasis on logical structure, Leo Sartori's rigorous but simple presentation will guide interested readers through concepts of relative time and relative space.

Sartori covers general relativity and cosmology, but focuses on Einstein's theory. He tracks its history and implications. He explores illuminating paradoxes, including the famous twin paradox, the "pole-in-the-barn" paradox, and the Loedel diagram, which is an accessible, graphic approach to relativity. Students of the history and philosophy of science will welcome this concise introduction to the central concept of modern physics.

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Sartori Leo :

Leo Sartori is Professor of Physics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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General Interest

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
1. GALILEAN RELATIVITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. THE MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
3. THE POSTULATES OF RELATIVITY AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
4. THE LORENTZ TRANSFORMATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
5. SPACE-TIME DIAGRAMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
6. PARADOXES OF RELATIVITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
7. RELATIVISTIC MECHANICS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202
8. GENERAL RELATIVITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
9. COSMOLOGY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
PROBLEMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	354
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Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 376

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Published: May 30, 1996
ISBN: 9780520916241