| Description |
vi, 327 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Relative dog motion : the description of motion -- Fake proofs and failed experiments : historical origins of relativity -- Time slows when you're chasing bunnies : relativistic time dilation -- Honey, I shrank the bunnies : length contraction -- Intervals and diagrams : an introduction to spacetime -- 299,792,458 m/s isn't just a good idea, it's the law : velocity, momentum, force, and the speed of light -- A dog is always in motion : E=mcp2s -- Looking for the Bacon Boson : E=mcp2s and particle physics -- Everything is relative in the magic closet : the equivalence principle -- Warping the universe : general relativity and black holes -- Everything runs away : general relativity and the expanding universe -- The unified theory of critters : unification of forces. |
| Summary |
Explains the principles of relativity, profiling leading minds such as Albert Einstein, Brian Greene, and Stephen Hawking to simplify their theories on time dilation, extra dimensions, and relative motion. |
| Subject |
Relativity (Physics) -- Humor.
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Relativity (Physics) -- Popular works.
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| ISBN |
9780465023318 (pbk.) |
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0465023312 (pbk.) |
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