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Title: Understanding Relativity
Condition: New
Subtitle: A Simplified Approach to Einstein's Theories
Author: Leo Sartori
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0520200292
EAN: 9780520200296
ISBN: 9780520200296
Publisher: University of California Press
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Release Date: 05/30/1996
Description: Nonspecialists with no prior knowledge of physics and only reasonable proficiency with algebra can now understand Einstein's special theory of relativity. Effectively diagrammed and with an emphasis on logical structure, Leo Sartori's rigorous but simple presentation will guide interested readers through concepts of relative time and relative space. Sartori covers general relativity and cosmology, but focuses on Einstein's theory. He tracks its history and implications. He explores illuminating paradoxes, including the famous twin paradox, the "pole-in-the-barn" paradox, and the Loedel diagram, which is an accessible, graphic approach to relativity. Students of the history and philosophy of science will welcome this concise introduction to the central concept of modern physics.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Width: 23mm
Item Weight: 544g
Release Year: 1996

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