What Is Relativity?
Authors
L. D. Landau
: Author
G. B. Rumer
: Author
Publisher
Collection
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Publication date
January 23, 2003
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Pages
80
ISBN-10
0486428060
ISBN-13
9780486428062
Book description
A pair of eminent Russian theoretical physicists offer a captivating view of the paradoxes inherent to the special theory of relativity. Written in a simple, straightforward fashion, the text uses familiar objects (trains, rulers, and clocks, for example) to illuminate the more subtle and elusive aspects of relativity. Contents: 1. Familiar Examples of Relativity. 2. Space Is Relative. 3. The Tragedy of Light. 4. Time Proves to Be Relative. 5. Clocks and Rulers Play Tricks. 6. Work Changes
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