| Description |
ix, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Translation of: Einstein et la relativité générale. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-360) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction : a difficult theory -- 1. The speed of light and classical physics -- 2. Light and the structure of space-time -- 3. Toward a new theory of gravitation -- 4. Einstein's principles -- 5. The birth of general relativity -- 6. General relativity : a physical geometry -- 7. Relativity verified : Mercury's anomaly -- 8. Relativity verified : the deflection of light rays -- 9. Relativity verified : the line shift -- 10. The crossing of the desert -- 11. An unpopular theory -- 12. The rejection of black holes -- 13. Paths in Schwarzschild's space-time -- 14. No ordinary stars -- 15. Gravitation, astrophysics, and cosmology -- Afterword : The paths of general relativity -- Bibliography -- Name index. |
| Subject |
General relativity (Physics)
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Space and time.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
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| Indexed Term |
History of science - Nuclear physics - 20th century. |
| Added Title |
Einstein et la relativité générale. English
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| ISBN |
0691118655 |
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9780691118659 |
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