Relativity:TheSpecialandGeneralTheory

作者 Albert Einstein著
出版社 DoverPublications
出版时间 2010年10月
ISBN 9780486417141
定价 85.40

内容简介

FromtheageofGalileountiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury，scientistsgrappledwithseeminglyinsurmountableparadoxesinherentinthetheoriesofclassicalphysics.WiththepublicationofAlbertEinstein's"special"and"general"theoriesofrelativity，however，traditionalapproachestosolvingtheriddlesofspaceandtimecrumbled.Intheirplacestoodaradicallynewviewofthephysicalworld，providinganswerstomanyoftheunsolvedmysteriesofpre-Einsteinianphysics.
Acclaimedasthepinnacleofscientificphilosophy，thetheoriesofrelativitytendtoberegardedastheexclusivedomainofhighlytrainedscientificminds.Thegreatphysicisthimselfdisclaimedthisexclusionaryview，andinthisbook，heexplainsboththeoriesintheirsimplestandmostintelligibleformforthelaymannotversedinthemathematicalfoundationsoftheoreticalphysics.
Inadditiontothetheoriesthemselves，thisbookcontainsafinalpartpresentingfascinatingconsiderationsontheuniverseasawhole.AppendicescoverthesimplederivationoftheLorentztransformation，Minkowski'sfour-dimensionalspace，andtheexperimentalconfirmationofthegeneraltheoryofrelativity.Students，teachers，andotherscientificallymindedreaderswillappreciatethisinexpensiveandaccessibleinterpretationofoneoftheworld'sgreatestintellectualaccomplishments.，

作者简介

Inadditiontoconductingtheresearchthatculminatedinhisacclaimedtheoriesofrelativity,AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)taughtandlecturedatuniversitiesaroundtheworld.Einsteinreceivednumerousawardsandhonorarydoctoratedegreesinscience,medicine,andphilosophy,andheremainsatoweringsymbolofintellectualandimaginativeachievement.It'sAllRelativeAround1950,HaywardCirker,FounderandPresidentofDoverPublications,wrotetoEinsteinandaskedhisapprovaltoproceedwithaDoverpaperbackreprintofthe1923collectionoforiginalpapersonrelativitybyEinsteinhimselfandothers(H.A.Lorentz,H.Weyl,andH.Minkowski),whichhadoriginallybeenpublishedinEngland.Einsteinwasreluctant,wonderinghowmuchinteresttherecouldpossiblybeinthisrelicofhisworkfrom30ormoreyearsearlier.Cirkerpersisted,andEinsteinfinallyagreed—theDovereditionofTheTheoryofRelativityhasbeeninprinteversinceandhasbeenfollowedbymanyotherDoverbooksonrelativity.ThepapersreprintedinthisoriginalcollectionwillalwaysbefortheseriousstudentthecornerstoneoftheirEinsteinlibrary:Michelson'sInterferenceExperiment(H.A.Lorentz);ElectromagneticPhenomenainaSystemMovingwithanyVelocityLessThanThatofLight(H.A.Lorentz);OntheElectrodynamicsofMovingBodies(A.Einstein);DoestheInertiaofaBodyDependUponitsEnergyContent?(A.Einstein);SpaceandTime(H.MinkowksiwithnotesbyA.Sommerfeld);OntheInfluenceofGravitationonthePropagationofLight(A.Einstein);andTheFoundationoftheGeneralTheoryofRelativity(A.Einstein)foundonpages109–164ofthistext;Hamilton'sPrincipleandTheGeneralTheoryofRelativity(A.Einstein);CosmologicalConsiderationsontheGeneralTheoryofRelativity(A.Einstein);DoGravitationalFieldsPlayanEssentialPartintheStructureoftheElementaryParticlesofMatter?(A.Einstein);andGravitationandElectricity(H.Weyl).IntheAuthor'sOwnWords:"Howcanitbethatmathematics,beingafterallaproductofhumanthoughtindependentofexperience,issoadmirablyadaptedtotheobjectsofreality?""Whatnaturedemandsfromusisnotaquantumtheoryorawavetheory;rather,naturedemandsfromusasynthesisofthesetwoviewswhichthusfarhasexceededthementalpowersofphysicists.""DonotbetroubledbyyourdifficultieswithMathematics,Icanassureyouminearemuchgreater."—AlbertEinsteinCriticalAcclaimforTheTheoryofRelativity:"Thisbookconstitutesanindispensablepartofalibraryonrelativity."—Nature

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