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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 328 pages, kõrgus x laius: 216x140 mm, 26 b/w illus.
  • Ilmumisaeg: 12-Mar-2019
  • Kirjastus: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0691191816
  • ISBN-13: 9780691191812
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 328 pages, kõrgus x laius: 216x140 mm, 26 b/w illus.
  • Ilmumisaeg: 12-Mar-2019
  • Kirjastus: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0691191816
  • ISBN-13: 9780691191812
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A handsome annotated edition of Einsteins celebrated book on relativity

After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote Relativity. Intended for a popular audience, the book remains one of the most lucid explanations of the special and general theories ever written. This edition of Einsteins celebrated book features an authoritative English translation of the text along with commentaries by Hanoch Gutfreund and Jürgen Renn that examine the evolution of Einsteins thinking and cast his ideas in a modern context. Providing invaluable insight into one of the greatest scientific minds of all time, the book also includes a unique survey of the introductions from past editions, covers from selected early editions, a letter from Walther Rathenau to Einstein discussing the book, and a revealing sample from Einsteins original handwritten manuscript.

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"This authoritative centenary edition is a fitting tribute to Einsteins efforts to make his concepts accessiblein turn, helping to raise the profile of basic science and modern physics on a global scale."---Mary Craig, Nature

Preface to the Paperback Edition xiii
Introduction xvii
Einstein as a Missionary of Science 1(6)
Einstein's Booklet: Relativity: The Special and the General Theory 7(4)
PART I The Special Theory of Relativity
1 Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions
11(3)
2 The System of Co-ordinates
14(4)
3 Space and Time in Classical Mechanics
18(3)
4 The Galileian System of Co-ordinates
21(2)
5 The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)
23(4)
6 The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics
27(1)
7 The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity
28(4)
8 On the Idea of Time in Physics
32(4)
9 The Relativity of Simultaneity
36(3)
10 On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance
39(2)
11 The Lorentz Transformation
41(6)
12 The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion
47(3)
13 Theorem of the Addition of the Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau
50(4)
14 The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity
54(2)
15 General Results of the Theory
56(6)
16 Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity
62(6)
17 Minkowski's Four-Dimensional Space
68(4)
PART II The General Theory of Relativity
18 Special and General Principle of Relativity
72(4)
19 The Gravitational Field
76(4)
20 The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity
80(5)
21 In What Respects Are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory?
85(3)
22 A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity
88(5)
23 Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference
93(4)
24 Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Continuum
97(4)
25 Gaussian Co-ordinates
101(5)
26 The Space-Time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity Considered as a Euclidean Continuum
106(3)
27 The Space-Time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity Is Not a Euclidean Continuum
109(4)
28 Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity
113(4)
29 The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity
117(5)
PART III Considerations on the Universe as a Whole
30 Cosmological Difficulties of Newton's Theory
122(3)
31 The Possibility of a "Finite" and Yet "Unbounded" Universe
125(6)
32 The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity
131(2)
Appendixes
1 Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation (Supplementary to Section 11) (1918)
133(7)
2 Minkowski's Four-Dimensional Space ("World") (Supplementary to Section 17) (1918)
140(2)
3 The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity (1920)
142(11)
4 The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity (Supplementary to Section 32) (1946)
153(2)
5 Relativity and the Problem of Space (1953)
155(25)
A Reading Companion: Thirteen Commentaries
Physics and Geometry (§§ 1-2)
180(2)
Mechanics and Space (§§ 3-6)
182(5)
Light Propagation and Time (§§ 7-9)
187(4)
Light Propagation and Space (§§ 10-12 and Appendix 1)
191(2)
Physics in Relativistic Space and Time (§§ 13-16)
193(8)
The World of Four Dimensions (§17 and Appendix 2)
201(3)
From Special to General Relativity
204(1)
Gravitation and Inertia (§§ 18-21)
205(4)
Acceleration, Clocks, and Rods (§§ 22-23)
209(4)
Gravitation and Geometry (§§ 24-27)
213(5)
Gravitation and General Relativity (§§ 28-29)
218(4)
The Challenge of Cosmology (§§ 30-32 and Appendix 4)
222(4)
The Relation between Theory and Experiment (Appendix 3)
226(4)
The Changing Concept of Space (Appendix 5)
230(14)
A History and Survey of Foreign-Language Editions
The English Translation
244(3)
The French Translation
247(5)
The Italian Translation
252(4)
The Spanish Translation
256(3)
The Russian Translation
259(3)
The Chinese Translation
262(4)
The Japanese Translation
266(4)
The Polish Translation
270(3)
The Czech Translation
273(3)
The Hebrew Translation
276(3)
Concluding Remarks
279(2)
Appended Documents
A Letter from Walther Rathenau to Einstein
281(3)
A Sample Page of Einstein's Handwriting
284(2)
Manuscript of Appendix 3 of the Booklet
286(7)
Further Reading 293(4)
Index 297
Hanoch Gutfreund is professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he is also the academic director of the Albert Einstein Archives. Jürgen Renn is a director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. His books include The Genesis of General Relativity.