Einstein relatively simple : our universe revealed in everyday language / Ira Mark Egdall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Egdall, Ira Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relativity (Physics).

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Influence.

Einstein, Albert.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, New Jersey : World Scientific, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Einstein Relatively Simple brings together for the first time an exceptionally clear explanation of both special and general relativity. It is for people who always wanted to understand Einstein's ideas but never thought they could. Told with humor, enthusiasm, and rare clarity, this entertaining book reveals how a former high school drop-out revolutionized our understanding of space and time. From E=mc 2 and everyday time travel to black holes and the big bang, Einstein Relatively Simple takes us all, regardless of our scientific backgrounds, on a mind-boggling journey through the depths of E

Contents:

From unknown to revolutionary

The great conflict

The two postulates

A new reality

The shrinking of time

Simultaneity and the squeezing of space

The world's most famous equation

Spacetime

Einstein's dream

"The happiest thought of my life"

The warping of space and time

Stitching spacetime

What is spacetime curvature?

Einstein's masterpiece

The universe revealed

In the beginning.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789814525602

981452560X

OCLC:

873140306