It's about time : understanding Einstein's relativity /
Mermin, N. David.
It's about time : understanding Einstein's relativity / - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2005. - xv, 192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The principle of relativity -- Combining (small) velocities -- The speed of light -- Combining (any) velocities -- Simultaneous events; synchronized clocks -- Moving clocks run slowly; moving sticks shrink -- Looking at a moving clock -- The interval between events -- Trains of rockets -- Space-time geometry -- E = Mc² -- A bit about general relativity -- What makes it happen?
Intended for students with a knowledge of high school algebra & geometry, this book is about the nature of time, as revealed by Einstein's special theory of relativity.
0691122016 9780691122014: £18.95
9780691122014
Special relativity (Physics)
530.11 / MER
It's about time : understanding Einstein's relativity / - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2005. - xv, 192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The principle of relativity -- Combining (small) velocities -- The speed of light -- Combining (any) velocities -- Simultaneous events; synchronized clocks -- Moving clocks run slowly; moving sticks shrink -- Looking at a moving clock -- The interval between events -- Trains of rockets -- Space-time geometry -- E = Mc² -- A bit about general relativity -- What makes it happen?
Intended for students with a knowledge of high school algebra & geometry, this book is about the nature of time, as revealed by Einstein's special theory of relativity.
0691122016 9780691122014: £18.95
9780691122014
Special relativity (Physics)
530.11 / MER