| Description |
xiii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Space and Time -- 2. The Speed of Light -- 3. Special Relativity -- 4. Spacetime -- 5. Why does E=mc[superscript 2]? -- 6. And Why Should We Care? Of Atoms, Mousetraps, and the Power of the Stars -- 7. The Origin of Mass -- 8. Warping Spacetime |
| Summary |
"Professors Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw embark on an illuminating journey to the frontier of cutting-edge, twenty-first century science to consider the real meaning behind the iconic sequence of symbols that comprise Albert Einstein's most famous equation, E=mc[superscript 2], Breaking down the symbols themselves, Cox and Forshaw pose a series of questions: What is energy? What is mass? What has the speed of light got to do with energy and mass?"--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Einstein field equations.
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Space and time -- Mathematics.
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Special relativity (Physics) -- Mathematics.
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| Author |
Forshaw, J. R. (Jeffrey Robert), 1968-
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| LC no. |
2009009291 |
| ISBN |
0306817586 (alk. paper) |
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9780306817588 (alk. paper) |
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9780306818769 (paperback) |
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