| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 225 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Overview -- 2. The physics of coordinate transformations -- 3. The relativity principle and the fable of Albert Keinstein -- 4. The trailblazers -- 5. Einstein's principle-theory approach -- 6. Variations on the Einstein theme -- 7. Unconventional voices on special relativity -- 8. What is special relativity? -- 9. The view from general relativity -- App. A. Einstein on general covariance -- App. B. Special relativity and quantum theory |
| Summary |
Examining the Einstein's reservations about the way he formulated his theory of relativity, this text looks at the grounds of these doubts on the part of a handful of physicists and philosophers in the course of the 20th century |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-210) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
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Lorentz, H. A. (Hendrik Antoon), 1853-1928.
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| SUBJECT |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 fast |
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Lorentz, H. A. (Hendrik Antoon), 1853-1928 fast |
| Subject |
Special relativity (Physics)
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Kinematic relativity.
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Space and time.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Relativity.
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Kinematic relativity
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Space and time
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Special relativity (Physics)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423757211 |
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9781423757214 |
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9780191603914 |
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0191603910 |
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