Description
New Age International (P) Ltd Relativity : The Special And General Theory by Albert Einstein
The book presents the special and general theories of relativity as propounded by Einstein. The various intrinsic strands of these theories are discussed in the simplest and most intelligible form, and on the whole, in the sequence and connection in which they actually originated. As regards the special theory of relativity, the discussion starts with the description of physical meaning of geometrical propositions and the system of coordinates and then other ideas. The discerning readers will get insightful ideas about the significance of these influential theories.
Key Features:
Einstein?s conceptual expression with regard to the special and general theories of relativity in sync with his logic presented
Idea of time in physics discussed
Incompatibility of the law of propagation of light with the principle of relativity given.