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Tags: Physics, Lang:en
Summary
It is now more than a century since Einstein's theories of
Special and General Relativity began to revolutionise our
view of the universe. Beginning near the speed of light and
proceeding to explorations of space-time and curved spaces,
"Introducing Relativity" plots a visually accessible course
through the thought experiments that have given shape to
contemporary physics. Scientists from Newton to Hawking add
their unique contributions to this story, as we encounter
Einstein's astounding vision of gravity as the curvature of
space-time and arrive at the breathtakingly beautiful field
equations. Einstein's legacy is reviewed in the most advanced
frontiers of physics today - black holes, gravitational
waves, the accelerating universe and string theory. This is a superlative, fascinating graphic account of
Einstein's strange world and how his legacy has been built
upon since.