Relativity: A Very Short Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0199236224
- ISBN-13
- 9780199236220
- Series
- Relativity
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 114
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-07-24
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Russell Stannard, Russell, The Open University UK)
Description
Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics - replacing Newtonian ideas of space and time with bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions: a world of slowing clocks and stretched space, black holes and curved space-time. This Very Short Introduction explores and explains the theory in an accessible and understandable way.
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- 2019-03-12
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