The fascinating theory of relativity is presented in this free, downloadable pdf volume. Travellig near the speed of light, the twin paradox, black holes, the big bang, the history of the universe, curved and wobbling space, gravitational waves, the jets of the Milky Way and many other captivating topics are treated in this volume.
Many embedded colour films, a large number of colour images and many captivating riddles and curiosities are used to introduce the special and the general theory of relativity. Mathematics is reduced to a minimum. The text guarantees to be interesting, vivid and surprising on every page!
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RELATIVITY | |
| 1 | Maximum speed, observers at rest, and motion of light | 14 |
| 2 | Relativistic mechanics | 59 |
| 3 | Special relativity in four sentences | 95 |
| 4 | Simple general relativity: gravitation, maximum speed and maximum force | 97 |
| 5 | How maximum speed changes space, time and gravity | 124 |
| 6 | Open orbits, bent light and wobbling vacuum | 147 |
| 7 | From curvature to motion | 170 |
| 8 | Why can we see the stars? - Motion in the universe | 194 |
| 9 | Black holes - falling forever | 240 |
| 10 | Does space differ from time? | 258 |
| 11 | General relativity in a nutshell - a summary for the layman | 265 |
| Appendix A | Units, measurements and constants | 272 |
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