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BL
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624122
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Stannard, Russell.
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Relativity : : a very short introduction /\ Russell Stannard
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| Series Statement
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Very short introductions ;; 190
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1 online resource (114 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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9780191553103
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: 0191553107
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: 9780191777134
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: 0191777137
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0199236224
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9780199236220
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111) and index
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| Contents
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Special relativity. The principle of relativity and the speed of light ; Time dilation ; The twin paradox ; Length contraction ; Loss of simultaneity ; Space-time diagrams ; Four-dimensional spacetime ; The ultimate speed ; E = mc[superscript 2] -- General relativity ; The equivalence principle ; The effects on time of acceleration and gravity ; The twin paradox revisited ; The bending of light ; Curved space ; Black holes ; Gravitational waves ; The universe
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| Abstract
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Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics - replacing Newtonian ideas of space and time with bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions, a world of slowing clocks and stretched space, black holes and curved space-time. This introduction explores and explains the theory in an accessible and understandable way
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Relativity (Physics)
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| Dewey Classification
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530.11
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QC173.55.S73 2008eb
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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