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It's about time : understanding Einstein's relativity /

By: Mermin, N. David.
Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2005Description: xv, 192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0691122016; 9780691122014:.Subject(s): Special relativity (Physics)DDC classification: 530.11
Contents:
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?
Summary: 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.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 530.11 MER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0052466
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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.

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