Author:
Trefil, James, 1938- author.
Imprint:Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Descriptionx, 145 pages ; 21cm.
Note:1. Einstein's life -- 2. The state of physics at the start of the twentieth century -- 3. Coordinate system: Einstein's Relativity chapters 1-4 -- 4. Foundations of special relativity: Einstein's Relativity chapters 4-7 -- 5. Time: Einstein's Relativity chapter 8 -- 6. Special relativity: Einstein's Relativity chapters 9-14 -- 7. More results from special relativity: Einstein's Relativity chapters 15 and 17 -- 8. Experimental proofs of special relativity: Einstein's Relativity chapter 16 -- 9. General relativity and the equivalence principle: Einstein's Relativity chapters 18-21 -- 10. General relativity and gravity: Einstein's Relativity chapter 22 -- 11. The formulation of general relativity: Einstein's Relativity chapters 23-29 -- 12. Experimental tests of general relativity: Einstein's Relativity chapters 28-29, appendix 3 -- 13. Cosmology: Einstein's Relativity chapters 30-32 -- 14. The future of relativity.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
