1st Edition

The Special Theory of Relativity bound with Relativity: A Very Elementary Exposition

By Herbert Dingle, Sir Oliver Lodge Copyright 2014
    148 Pages
    by Routledge

    148 Pages
    by Routledge

    The Special Theory of Relativity:

    Based on a short course of lectures delivered in the late 1930s, this short book presents the theory of Special Relativity by formulating a redefinition of the measurement of length, and thus will appeal to students of physics who wish to think through Einstein’s thought without the encumbrance of quasi-scientific concepts and language.

     

    Relativity: A Very Elementary Exposition:

    This brief lecture, delivered in October 1921 and published for the first time in 1925, offers an explanation of Einstein’s theory of Special Relativity for the non-scientist, giving a general overview that does justice both to the actual physics involved, and the wider implications of this revolutionary discovery of the 20th century.

    The Special Theory of Relativity:

    Preface 1. Relativity and Physical Principles 2. The Experimental Basis 3. Relativity and Length 4. Time 5. Velocity and Acceleration 6. Mass, Energy and Force 7. Electromagnetic Measurements 8. Transition to General Relativity

    Biography

    Herbert Dingle, Sir Oliver Lodge