1st Edition

The Special Theory of Relativity bound with Relativity: A Very Elementary Exposition

By Herbert Dingle, Sir Oliver Lodge Copyright 2014
148 Pages
by Routledge

148 Pages
by Routledge

148 Pages
by Routledge

The Special Theory of Relativity: Based on a short course of lectures delivered in the late 1930s, this short book presents the theory of Special Relativity by formulating a redefinition of the measurement of length, and thus will appeal to students of physics who wish to think through Einstein’s thought without the encumbrance of quasi-scientific concepts and language.  ... Read more

The Special Theory of Relativity:

Preface 1. Relativity and Physical Principles 2. The Experimental Basis 3. Relativity and Length 4. Time 5. Velocity and Acceleration 6. Mass, Energy and Force 7. Electromagnetic Measurements 8. Transition to General Relativity

Biography

Herbert Dingle, Sir Oliver Lodge