Relativity: The Special and the General Theory, The Masterpiece Science Edition, by Roger Penrose
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory, The Masterpiece Science Edition, by Roger Penrose
English | Apr 5, 2005 | ISBN: 0131862618 | 289 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | Apr 5, 2005 | ISBN: 0131862618 | 289 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
Robert Geroch builds on Einstein's work with commentary that addresses the ideas at the heart of the theory, bringing a modern understanding of relativity to the text. He elucidates how special relativity is a reconciliation of the contradictions between the nature of light and the principle of relativity; he expands on Einstein's treatment of the geometry of space-time and the fundamental notion of an "event"; he explains in detail, but without technical language, the equivalence of inertial and gravitational mass, a cornerstone of general relativity.