Synopses & Reviews
Einstein's theories of Special and General Relativity changed the course of the world and the way we view Nature. Introducing Relativity plots an accessible and visual course through the ideas and concepts that changed physics forever. This book begins with life near the speed of light, and explores the ideas of space-time and curved space. Passing through the territory that lead Einstein to his vision of gravity as curvature of space-time, Introducing Relativity then discusses the legacy of Einstein's contributions -- Black Holes, gravitational waves and the expanding Universe.
Synopsis
A superlative, fascinating graphic account of Albert Einstein's strange world and how his legacy has been built upon since.
It is now more than a century since Einstein's theories of Special and General Relativity began to revolutionise our view of the universe. Beginning near the speed of light and proceeding to explorations of space-time and curved spaces, Introducing Relativity plots a visually accessible course through the thought experiments that have given shape to contemporary physics.
Scientists from Isaac Newton to Stephen Hawking add their unique contributions to this story, as we encounter Einstein's astounding vision of gravity as the curvature of space-time and arrive at the breathtakingly beautiful field equations. Einstein's legacy is reviewed in the most advanced frontiers of physics today - black holes, gravitational waves, the accelerating universe and string theory.
Synopsis
This book begins with life near the speed of life near the speed of ligh and explores idas of of space-time and curved space.