Understanding relativity a simplified approach to Einstein's theories / Leo Sartori
| Author(s): | Sartori, Leo |
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| Subjects: | Relativity (Physics) Electronic books |
| Formats: | Electronic Resource, Remote |
| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1996 |
| LC Classification: | Q, QC |
| Table of Contents: | Preface Acknowledgments 1. Galilean Relativity 1 2. The Michelson-Morley Experiment 26 3. The Postulates of Relativity and their Implications 48 4. The Lorentz Transformation 97 5. Space-Time Diagrams 139 6. Paradox of Relativity 166 7. Relativistic Mechanics 202 8. General Relativity 243 9. Cosmology 293 Index 357 |
| Alternate Titles: | Issued in other form: Original (DLC) 94049358 (OCoLC)31900965 |
| Additional Authors: | NetLibrary, Inc |
| Notes: | Invalid LCCN: 94049358 ISBN: 0585055173 (electronic bk.) ISBN: 0520079868 ISBN: 0520200292 Includes bibliographical references and index Contents: ch. 1. Galilean relativity -- ch. 2. Michelson-Morley experiment -- ch. 3. Postulates of relativity and their implications -- ch. 4. Lorentz transformation -- ch. 5. Space-time diagrams -- ch. 6. Paradoxes of relativity -- ch. 7. Relativistic mechanics -- ch. 8. General relativity -- ch. 9. Cosmology Reproduction notes: Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2000. Available via the World Wide Web. Available in multiple electronic file formats. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 367 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 43475067 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0585055173 0520079868 0520200292 |