Introduction to Relativity Volume I: In-Depth and Accessible [Paperback]

1. Relativity of Time and Distance  2. The Lorentz Transformation  3. Other New Kinematics Laws, Causality and Accelerated Trajectories  4. The Next Revolution: Dynamics  5. The Energy Revolution:  E = MC?? and Its Consequences  6. Introduction to General Relativity  7. Cosmological Consequences  8. Epilogue: A Scientific and Epistemological Revolution  9. Solutions to Questions and Problems

E=mc? is known as the most famous but least understood equation in physics. This two-volume textbook illuminates this equation and much more through clear and detailed explanations, new demonstrations, a more physical approach, and a deep analysis of the concepts and postulates of Relativity.

E=mc? is known as the most famous but least understood equation in physics. This two-volume textbook illuminates this equation and much more through clear and detailed explanations, new demonstrations, a more physical approach, and a deep analysis of the concepts and postulates of Relativity.

The first part of Volume I contains the whole Special Relativity theory with rigorous and complete demonstrations. The second part presents the main principles of General Relativity, including detailed explanations of the bending of light in the neighborhood of great masses, the gravitational time dilatation, and the principles leading to the famous equation of General Relativity: D(g) = k .T. The most important cosmological predictions are then described: the Big Bang theory, black holes, and gravitational waves. Plentiful historical information is contained throughout the book, particularly in an ending chapter depicting the scientific and epistemological revolution brought about by the theory of Relativity.

Both volumes place an emphasis on the physical aspects of Relativity to aid the readers understanding andl#Ÿ