My First Book of Relativity
Author | : Eduard Altarriba |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2019-05-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 1787080323 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781787080324 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Download or read book My First Book of Relativity written by Eduard Altarriba and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Einstein's theory of relativity is one of the cornerstones of modern physics but it requires a total rethink of our notions of time and space. Strange things happen in a relative universe: length and time are not fixed and depend upon your frame of reference. If you move at high speed, time slows down, space contracts and weight increases. So a period of time for someone on Earth that lasts for hundreds of years may only be a couple of hours for someone travelling in a rocket close to the speed of light. It's mind-boggling stuff, but the theory of relativity has a real impact on our world today.