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BL
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874139
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| Main Entry
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Wittman, David M.
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| Title & Author
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The elements of relativity /\ David M. Wittman.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Oxford University Press,, 2018
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| Page. NO
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xviii, 304 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0199658633
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: 0199658641
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: 9780199658633
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: 9780199658640
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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1. A First Look at Relativity -- 2. Acceleration and Force -- 3. Galilean Relativity -- 4. Reasoning with Frames and Spacetime Diagrams -- 5. The Speed of Light -- 6. Time Slow -- 7. Time Dilation and Length Contraction -- 8. Special Relativity: Putting it All Together -- 9. Doppler Effect and Velocity Addition Law -- 10. The Twin Paradox -- 11. Spacetime Geometry -- 12. Energy and Momentum -- 13. The Equivalence Principle -- 14. Gravity Reframed -- 15. Potential -- 16. Newtonian Gravity -- 17. Orbits -- 18. General Relativity and the Schwarzschild Metric -- 19. Beyond the Schwarschild Metric -- 20. Black Holes.
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| Abstract
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This undergraduate textbook introduces relativity to a non-technical audience. The "thinking tools" approach allows readers to understand at a much deeper level than popular treatments, and end-of-chapter problems (always lacking in popular books) help build and cement that understanding.
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| Subject
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Relativity (Physics)
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Relativity (Physics)
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SCIENCE / Energy.
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SCIENCE / Mechanics / General.
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SCIENCE / Physics / General.
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| Dewey Classification
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530.11
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| LC Classification
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QC173.55.W57 2018
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