MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486240215
ISBN-139780486240213
eBay Product ID (ePID)1069348
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameRelativity and Common Sense : a New Approach to Einstein
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysics / Relativity, Applied, Science & Technology
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics, Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorHermann Bondi
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight8.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal530.11
Table Of ContentI. "ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS" The Concept of Force The Evaluation of Acceleration The Unity of Physics II. MOMENTUM The Motion of a System of Bodies The Momentum of an Airplane The Irrelevance of Velocity III. ROTATION Measurement of the Earth's Rotation The Coriolis Effect The Movement of Winds Angular Momentum and Angular Velocity Dropping a Cat IV. LIGHT Faraday and the Polarization of Light Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Theory of Light Using Radar to Measure Distance The Units of Distance The Velocity of Light V. PROPAGATION OF SOUND WAVES The Doppler Shift-The Sonic Boom VI. THE UNIQUENESS OF LIGHT A Hypothetical Ether The Absurdity of the Ether Concept Measuring Velocity The Michelson-Morley Experiment VII. ON COMMON SENSE The Experience of Everyday Life Time: A Private Matter "The "Route-Dependence" of Time" VIII. THE NATURE OF TIME The Peculiarities of High Speeds The Relationships of Inertial and Moving Observers A More Complicated Situation Relativity Explains a Supposed Discrepancy The Value of k: A Fundamental Ratio IX. VELOCITY Einstein's Long Trains Determining Relative Velocities by the Radar Method The Relationship between k and v Velocity Composition Proper Speed The Unique Character of Light X. COORDINATES AND THE LORENTZ TRANSFORMATION The Meaning of Coordinates Rotation of Axes The Lorentz Transformation Four Dimensions Application of the Lorentz Transformation The Aberration of Light XI. FASTER THAN LIGHT? Cause and Effect Simultaneity of Spatially Separated Events Past and Future: Absolute and Relative The Light Cone XII. ACCELERATION Acceleration and Clocks "The Twin "Paradox" How Far Can We Travel in Space? XIII. PUTTING ON MASS The Stretching of Time Increasing Mass Accelerating Protons Einstein's Equation Theory and Observation INDEX
Edition DescriptionReprint,New Edition
SynopsisAccessible, radically reoriented presentation of Einstein's Special Theory by a distinguished scientist derives relativity from Newtonian ideas rather than by opposing them. Very little mathematics required. 60 illustrations., This radically reoriented and popular presentation of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity derives its concepts from Newtonian ideas rather than by opposing them. It demonstrates that time is relative rather than absolute, that high speeds affect the nature of time, and that acceleration affects speed, time, and mass. Very little mathematics is required, and 60 illustrations augment the text., This radically reoriented and popular presentation of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity derives its concepts from Newtonian ideas rather than by opposing them. Sir Hermann Bondi explains the concepts of force, momentum, rotation, sound, and light and their relation to velocity. He then demonstrates that time is relative rather than absolute, that high speeds affect the nature of time, and that acceleration affects speed, time, and mass. Very little mathematics is required, and 60 illustrations augment the text.
