Relativity : The Special and the General Theory - 100th Anniversary Edition / Albert Einstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, Author.

Contributor:

Gutfreund, Hanoch

Renn, Jürgen

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relativity (Physics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A handsome annotated edition of Einstein's celebrated book on relativityAfter completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote Relativity. Intended for a popular audience, the book remains one of the most lucid explanations of the special and general theories ever written. This edition of Einstein's celebrated book features an authoritative English translation of the text along with commentaries by Hanoch Gutfreund and Jürgen Renn that examine the evolution of Einstein's thinking and cast his ideas in a modern context. Providing invaluable insight into one of the greatest scientific minds of all time, the book also includes a unique survey of the introductions from past editions, covers from selected early editions, a letter from Walther Rathenau to Einstein discussing the book, and a revealing sample from Einstein's original handwritten manuscript.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface to the Paperback Edition

Introduction

Einstein's Booklet

Preface

ONE. Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions

TWO. The System of Co-ordinates

THREE. Space and Time in Classical Mechanics

FOUR. The Galileian System of Co-ordinates

FIVE. The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)

SIX. The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics

SEVEN. The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity

EIGHT. On the Idea of Time in Physics

NINE. The Relativity of Simultaneity

TEN. On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance

ELEVEN. The Lorentz Transformation

TWELVE. The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion

THIRTEEN. Theorem of the Addition of the Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau

FOURTEEN. The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity

FIFTEEN. General Results of the Theory

SIXTEEN. Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity

SEVENTEEN. Minkowski 's Four-Dimensional Space

EIGHTEEN. Special and General Principle of Relativity

NINETEEN. The Gravitational Field

TWENTY. The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity

TWENTY-ONE. In What Respects Are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory?

TWENTY-TWO. A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity

TWENTY-THREE. Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference

TWENTY-FOUR. Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Continuum

TWENTY-FIVE .Gaussian Co-ordinates

TWENTY-SIX. The Space-Time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity Considered as a Euclidean Continuum

TWENTY-SEVEN. The Space-Time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity Is Not a Euclidean Continuum

TWENTY-EIGHT. Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity

TWENTY-NINE. The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity

THIRTY. Cosmological Difficulties of Newton's Theory

THIRTY-ONE. The Possibility of a "Finite" and Yet "Unbounded" Universe

THIRTY-TWO. The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity

Appendixes

A Reading Companion

A History and Survey of Foreign-Language Editions

Appended Documents

Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780691193588

0691193584

OCLC:

1078552621