Relativity: A Very Short Introduction pdf

Russell Stannard es un físico de partículas de alta energía jubilado que nació en Londres, Inglaterra, el 24 de diciembre de 1931. Actualmente ocupa el cargo de profesor emérito de física en la Open University. En 1986, recibió el Premio Templeton por “contribuciones significativas al campo de los valores espirituales; en particular por sus contribuciones a una mayor comprensión de la ciencia y la religión”. Fue galardonado con el OBE por "contribuciones a la física, la Universidad Abierta y la popularización de la ciencia" (1998) y la Medalla Bragg y el Premio del Instituto de Física por "contribuciones distinguidas a la enseñanza de la física" (1999).

Relativity: A Very Short Introduction pdf por Russell Stannard

If you move at high speed, time slows down, space squashes up and you get heavier. Travel fast enough and you could weigh as much as a jumbo jet, be flattened thinner than a CD without feeling a thing-and live forever! As for the angles of a triangle, they do not always have to add up to 180 degrees. And then, of course, there are black holes. These are but a few of the extraordinary consequences of Einstein's theory of relativity. It is now over a hundred years since he made these discoveries, and yet the general public is still largely unaware of them. Filled with illuminating anecdotes and fascinating accounts of experiments, this book aims to introduce the interested lay person to the subject of relativity in a way which is accessible and engaging and at the same time scientifically rigorous. With relatively few mathematical equations--nothing more complicated than the Pythagoras's Theorem--this VSI packs a lot time into very little space, and for anyone who has felt intimidated by Einstein's groundbreaking theory, it offers the perfect place to start.