LEADER 02515nam 2200457 450 001 9910464114603321 005 20211005030752.0 010 $a0-19-100485-5 035 $a(CKB)3230000000204312 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25206656 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5746758 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1192564 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1192564 035 $a(OCoLC)958568369 035 $a(EXLCZ)993230000000204312 100 $a20190703d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe wonderful world of relativity $ea precise guide for the general reader /$fAndrew M. Steane 210 1$aOxford ;$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 240 p. ) $cill 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-19-878920-3 311 $a0-19-969461-3 330 $aThis title provides a lively and visual introduction to Einstein's theory of relativity. It brings to life the excitement of this fascinating subject, for an audience including young people at school and the general public with an interest in modern physics. 330 $bThis book provides a lively and visual introduction to Einstein's theory of relativity. It brings to life the excitement of this fascinating subject, for an audience including young people at school (post-16) and the general public with an interest in modern physics. It is different from existing books in that is uses many diagrams and simple equations (the reader is carefully guided through them), and richly rewards the reader with beautiful mathematical and physical insights. Itbegins by introducing spacetime, in the familiar context of low velocities. It then shows how Einstein's theory forces us to understand time in a new way. Paradoxes and puzzles are introduced and resolved, and the book culminates in a thorough unfolding of the relation between mass and energy. Thebook draws on the author's many years of experience in writing articles and reviews for a non-expert readership, and presenting physics to school pupils. 606 $aRelativity (Physics)$vPopular works 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRelativity (Physics) 676 $a530.11 700 $aSteane$b Andrew M.$01028593 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464114603321 996 $aThe wonderful world of relativity$92444640 997 $aUNINA