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Author Cox, Brian, 1968-

Title Why does E=mc² : (and why should we care?) / Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw
Edition 1st Da Capo Press ed
Published Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 249 pages) : illustrations
Contents Space and time -- The speed of light -- Special relativity -- Spacetime -- Why does E=mc²? -- And why should we care? Of atoms, mousetraps, and the power of the stars -- The origin of mass -- Warping spacetime
Summary A deeply fascinating, engaging, and highly accessible explanation of Einstein's equation, using everyday life to explore the principles of physics
Notes Includes index
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Subject Einstein field equations.
Special relativity (Physics) -- Mathematics
Space and time -- Mathematics
SCIENCE -- Physics -- Relativity.
Einstein field equations.
Space and time -- Mathematics.
Special relativity (Physics) -- Mathematics.
Form Electronic book
Author Forshaw, J. R. (Jeffrey Robert), 1968-
ISBN 9781441621115
1441621113
9780786752164
0786752165