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Relativity de Albert Einstein

Relativity

Autor Albert Einstein Traducere de Robert W. Lawson
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Relativity: The Special and General Theory
Albert EINSTEIN (1879 - 1955), Translated by Robert W. Lawson (1890 - 1960)
This is an introduction to Einstein's space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, written by the master himself. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. Einstein's theories shocked the world with their counterintuitive results, including the dissolution of absolute time. In this book he brings a simplified form of his profound understanding of the subject to the layperson. In the words of Einstein: "The present book is intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." The book is challenging at times but, when approached patiently, proves itself one of the most lucid explanations of Relativity to be found anywhere.
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ISBN-13: 9781516853229
ISBN-10: 1516853229
Pagini: 196
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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2010 Reprint of 1920 First English Edition. First English translation of Einstein's theory of relativity. In this work Einstein intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general and scientific philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics. The theory of relativity enriched physics and astronomy during the 20th century. When first published, relativity superseded a 200-year-old theory of mechanics elucidated by Isaac Newton. It changed perceptions. For example, it overturned the concept of motion from Newton's day, into all motion is relative. Time was no longer uniform and absolute, as related to everyday experience. Furthermore, no longer could physics be understood as space by itself, and time by itself. Instead, an added dimension had to be taken into account with curved space-time. Time now depended on velocity, and contraction became a fundamental consequence at appropriate speeds.

Notă biografică

Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 - 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist[5] who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).[3][6]:274 His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.[7][8] He is best known to the general public for his mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation".[9] He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect",[10] a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory. The son of a salesman who later operated an electrochemical factory, Einstein was born in the German Empire but moved to Switzerland in 1895 and renounced his German citizenship in 1896.[5] Specializing in physics and mathematics, he received his academic teaching diploma from the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School (German: eidgenössische polytechnische Schule, later ETH) in Zürich in 1900. The following year, he acquired Swiss citizenship, which he kept for his entire life. After initially struggling to find work, from 1902 to 1909 he was employed as a patent examiner at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern. Near the beginning of his career, Einstein thought that Newtonian mechanics was no longer enough to reconcile the laws of classical mechanics with the laws of the electromagnetic field. This led him to develop his special theory of relativity during his time at the Swiss Patent Office. In 1905, called his annus mirabilis (miracle year), he published four groundbreaking papers, which attracted the attention of the academic world; the first outlined the theory of the photoelectric effect, the second paper explained Brownian motion, the third paper introduced special relativity, and the fourth mass-energy equivalence. That year, at the age of 26, he was awarded a PhD by the University of Zurich. Although initially treated with skepticism from many in the scientific community, Einstein's works gradually came to be recognised as significant advancements. He was invited to teach theoretical physics at the University of Bern in 1908 and the following year moved to the University of Zurich, then in 1911 to Charles University in Prague before returning to the Federal Polytechnic School in Zürich in 1912. In 1914, he was elected to the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin, where he remained for 19 years. Soon after publishing his work on special relativity, Einstein began working to extend the theory to gravitational fields; he then published a paper on general relativity in 1916, introducing his theory of gravitation. He continued to deal with problems of statistical mechanics and quantum theory, which led to his explanations of particle theory and the motion of molecules. He also investigated the thermal properties of light and the quantum theory of radiation, the basis of laser, which laid the foundation of the photon theory of light. In 1917, he applied the general theory of relativity to model the structure of the universe

Cuprins

Foreword to the Routledge Great Minds Edition  Preface  PART I: The Special Theory of Relativity  1. Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions  2.  The System of Co-ordinates  3. Space and Time in Classical Mechanics  4.  The Galileian System of Co-ordinates  5. The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)  6. The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics  7. The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity  8.  On the Idea of Time in Physics  9.  The Relativity of Simultaneity  10.  On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance  11.  The Lorentz Transformation  12.  The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion  13.  Theorem of the Addition of Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau  14.  The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity  15.  General Results of the Theory  16.  Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity  17.  Minkowski’s Four-dimensional Space  PART II: The General Theory of Relativity  18. Special and General Principle of Relativity  19.  The Gravitational Field  20.  The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity  21.  In what Respects are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the SpecialTheory of Relativity Unsatisfactory?  22.  A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity  23.  Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference  24.  Euclidean and non-Euclidean Continuum  25.  Gaussian Co-ordinates  26. The Space-Time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity Considered as a Euclidean Continuum  27.  The Space-Time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity is not a Euclidean Continuum  28.  Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity  29.  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  30.  Cosmological Difficulties of Newton's Theory  31.  The Possibility of a "Finite" and yet "Unbounded" Universe  32.  The Structure of Space according to the General Theory of Relativity  APPENDICES:  1.  Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation [Supplementary to Section 11]  2.  Minkowski’s Four-dimensional Space ("World") [Supplementary to Section 17]  3.  The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity (a) Motion of the Perihelion of Mercury (b) Deflection of Light by a Gravitational Field (c) Displacement of Spectral Lines towards the Red 4 The Structure of Space according to the General Theory of Relativity [Supplementary to Section 32]  5.  Relativity and the Problem of Space  Bibliography  Index

Recenzii

'He was unfathomably profound - the genius among geniuses who discovered, merely by thinking about it, that the universe was not as it seemed.' - Time

'Much of the book is a delight.' - Stephen Battersby, New Scientist

'[Einstein] is a far better populariser of science than Stephen Hawking ... you'll feel as though you have a ringside seat at a revolution in human understanding.' - Guardian