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Classical Mechanics And Relativity by Harald J. W. Muller-Kirsten, 2008-11-30 Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity by Edwin F. Taylor, John Archibald Wheeler, 2000-07-22 Special Relativity by T.M. Helliwell, 2009-04-30 The Meaning of Relativity, Fifth Edition: Including the Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field (Princeton Science Library) by Albert Einstein, 2004-11-01 The Relativity Of Wrong by Isaac Asimov, 1996-01-01 Gravity from the Ground Up: An Introductory Guide to Gravity and General Relativity by Bernard Schutz, 2003-11-30 Relativity: Special, General, and Cosmological by Wolfgang Rindler, 2006-06-01 SPECIAL RELATIVITY FOR BEGINNERS: A Textbook for Undergraduates by Jurgen Freund, 2008-04-07 Differential Geometry and Relativity Theory: An Introduction (Pure and Applied Mathematics) by Richard L. Faber, 1983-05-26 Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity: Metaphysical Intimations of Modern Physics (Aristotelian Society Monographs) by Tim Maudlin, 2002-02-11 Relativity: Modern Large-scale Spacetime Structure of the Cosmos by Moshe Carmeli, 2009-12-04 Classical Mechanics: Point Particles and Relativity (Classical Theoretical Physics) by Walter Greiner, 2003-12-04 Tensors, Relativity, and Cosmology by Mirjana Dalarsson, Nils Dalarsson, 2005-04-04 Lecture Notes on the General Theory of Relativity: From Newtons Attractive Gravity to the Repulsive Gravity of Vacuum Energy (Lecture Notes in Physics) by Øyvind Grøn, 2009-04-20

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61. Introduction To Special Relativity
    A simple, straightforward introduction to Einstein s Theory of Special relativity aimed at anyone who has completed the sixth grade.  
    http://members.tripod.com/conduit9SR/

62. CGFA- M.C. Escher: Relativity
    relativity. Home Page.  
    http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/escher/p-escher11.htm

63. Relativistic Optics At The ANU
    Click on the images below to download the two extended relativistic optics videos, Visualizing Special relativity, and Seeing relativity, in RealPlayer  
    http://www.anu.edu.au/physics/Searle/
    
    Extractions: If the speed of light could be reduced from over a billion kilometers per hour to just a few meters per second, the world would look very different. The Australian National University relativistic visualization project has used supercomputers to simulate what we might see in a world where the effects of Einstein's theory of special relativity are everyday experiences. View selected stills in the gallery download the complete movies (17 minutes / 22 megabytes) and explanatory commentary or purchase complete VHS copies. A paper is available explaining the physics of relativistic optics. Doppler-Shifted Highway At 76% the speed of light straight lines appear distorted, clouds bunch at the horizon, and a red desert is Doppler-shifted into a rainbow of different colours. Antony.Searle@anu.edu.au

64. MIT OpenCourseWare | Physics | 8.033 Relativity, Fall 2006 | Home
    Undergraduate course held by Max Tegmark at MIT in Fall, 2006; the main focus is special relativity, although the basics of the general theory (the  
    http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-033Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
    
    Extractions: skip to content Home Courses Donate ... Physics Relativity Albert Einstein first published his theory of special relativity in 1905. (Image courtesy of Wikipedia This course features a complete set of lecture notes assignments , and exams This course, which concentrates on special relativity, is normally taken by physics majors in their sophomore year. Topics include Einstein's postulates, the Lorentz transformation, relativistic effects and paradoxes, and applications involving electromagnetism and particle physics. This course also provides a brief introduction to some concepts of general relativity, including the principle of equivalence, the Schwartzschild metric and black holes, and the FRW metric and cosmology. Instructor:

65. ISGRG: International Society On General Relativity And Gravitation
    The International Society on General relativity and Gravitation, ISGRG, is an international learned society. It acts as Affiliated Commission 2 (AC.2) of  
    http://grg.maths.qmul.ac.uk/grgsoc/
    
    Extractions: (Contact the Secretary, M.A.H.MacCallum at qmul.ac.uk, for username and password.) The International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation, ISGRG, is an international learned society. It acts as Affiliated Commission 2 (AC.2) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). The Society's purposes are ``to promote the study of GRG and to exchange information in the interest of its members and the profession''. It pursues these aims in several ways: it organizes a triennial conference, publishes a journal ``General Relativity and Gravitation'', sponsors a bulletin and website service, Hyperspace , and represents its research community in international science politics through IUPAP, acting as its responsible commission for other relevant conferences. See under Activities The Society was formed in 1971, as the successor to the International Committee on General Relativity and Gravitation: for more information see under History . Its constitution and current structure are posted on this web site under Organization Members are offered reduced registration fees for the major conferences organized by the Society, reduced rate subscriptions to the Society's journal, and, from time to time, discount book offers, as well being able to take part in international science policy-making and the Society's representation of our community on issues of national and international policy, ranging from the treatment of individual scientists by their governments to the funding of international space missions. Membership is open to ``All technically competent scientists who have an interest in GRG''. Fuller information on benefits, eligibility and how to join are given under

66. Journal Of Vectorial Relativity
    Journal of Vectorial relativity. Welcome to the open access journal The Foundation of the General Theory of relativity.  
    http://jvr.freewebpage.org/

67. Einstein's Discovery Of Relativity - John Stachel
    Essay by John Stachel (Boston University) which gives a concise account of Einstein s biography at the turn of the century, and attempts to reconstruct how  
    http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/essay-einstein-relativity.htm
    
    Extractions: Download the free Acrobat PDF reader This reprints an essay written ca. 1983, "'What Song the Syrens Sang': How Did Einstein Discover Special Relativity?" in John Stachel, Einstein from "B" to "Z" I f you have read Edgar Allen Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," perhaps you remember the epigraph that Poe chose for this pioneer detective story: What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture. I believe that the problem of how Einstein discovered the special theory of relativity (SRT) falls into this category of "puzzling questions," that "are not beyond all conjecture."

68. General Relativity
    Founded by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, the General relativity group at the University of Chicago engages in research across a wide variety of topics in  
    http://physics.uchicago.edu/t_rel.html
    
    Extractions: Physics Home ON THIS PAGE: Robert P. Geroch Robert M. Wald Founded by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar , the General Relativity group at the University of Chicago engages in research across a wide variety of topics in classical and quantum gravitation, as well as forays into astrophysics, condensed matter theory, and mathematical physics. This work is carried out within the interdisciplinary Enrico Fermi Institute . Some topics of long-standing interest include black holes, quantum field theory in curved spacetime, cosmology, and functional analysis. Ph.D., Princeton, 1967. Theoretical physics, general relativity. Asymptotic Structure of Space-time. R. Geroch. In Asymptotic Structure of Space-time, eds. T.P. Esposito and L. Witten, Plenum Press, 1977. General Relativity from A to B. R. Geroch. University of Chicago Press, 1978. Distorted Black Holes. R. Geroch and J.B. Hartle. J. Math. Phys.

69. Albert Einstein And The Theory Of Relativity
    Then Albert Einstein shook the foundations of physics with the introduction of his Special Theory of relativity in 1905, and his General Theory of  
    http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/einstein.html
    
    Extractions: Newton's theory of gravitation was soon accepted without question, and it remained unquestioned until the beginning of this century. Then Albert Einstein shook the foundations of physics with the introduction of his Special Theory of Relativity in 1905, and his General Theory of Relativity in 1915 (Here is an example of a thought experiment in special relativity ). The first showed that Newton's Three Laws of Motion were only approximately correct, breaking down when velocities approached that of light. The second showed that Newton's Law of Gravitation was also only approximately correct, breaking down in the presence of very strong gravitational fields. We shall consider Relativity in more detail later . Here, we only summarize the differences between Newton's theory of gravitation and the theory of gravitation implied by the General Theory of Relativity. They make essentially identical predictions as long as the strength of the gravitational field is weak, which is our usual experience. However, there are three crucial predictions where the two theories diverge, and thus can be tested with careful experiments. The orientation of Mercury's orbit is found to precess in space over time, as indicated in the adjacent figure (the magnitude of the effect is greatly exaggerated in this figure). This is commonly called the "precession of the perihelion", because it causes the position of the perihelion to move. Only part of this can be accounted for by perturbations in Newton's theory. There is an extra 43 seconds of arc per century in this precession that is predicted by the Theory of General Relativity and observed to occur (a second of arc is 1/3600 of an angular degree). This effect is extremely small, but the measurements are very precise and can detect such small effects very well.

70. Relativism > The Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis (Stanford Encyclopedia Of Phil
    But the label linguistic relativity, which is more common today, has the advantage that makes it easier to separate the hypothesis from the details of  
    http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/relativism/supplement2.html
    
    Extractions: Cite this entry Search the SEP Advanced Search Tools ... Stanford University Many linguists, including Noam Chomsky, contend that language in the sense we ordinary think of it, in the sense that people in Germany speak German, is a historical or social or political notion, rather than a scientific one. For example, German and Dutch are much closer to one another than various dialects of Chinese are. But the rough, commonsense divisions between languages will suffice for our purposes. There are around 5000 languages in use today, and each is quite different from many of the others. Differences are especially pronounced between languages of different families, e.g., between Indo-European languages like English and Hindi and Ancient Greek, on the one hand, and non-Indo-European languages like Hopi and Chinese and Swahili, on the other. Many thinkers have urged that large differences in language lead to large differences in experience and thought. They hold that each language embodies a worldview, with quite different languages embodying quite different views, so that speakers of different languages think about the world in quite different ways. This view is sometimes called the Whorf-hypothesis or the Whorf-Sapir hypothesis , after the linguists who made if famous. But the label

71. GPS And Relativity
    People often ask me What good is relativity? It is a commonplace to think of relativity as an abstract and highly arcane mathematical theory that has no  
    http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast162/Unit5/gps.html
    
    Extractions: Real-World Relativity: The GPS Navigation System People often ask me "What good is Relativity?" It is a commonplace to think of Relativity as an abstract and highly arcane mathematical theory that has no consequences for everyday life. This is in fact far from the truth. Consider for a moment that when you are riding in a commercial airliner, the pilot and crew are navigating to your destination with the aid of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Further, many luxury cars now come with built-in navigation systems that include GPS receivers with digital maps, and you can purchase hand-held GPS navigation units that will give you your position on the Earth (latitude, longitude, and altitude) to an accuracy of 5 to 10 meters that weigh only a few ounces and cost around $100. GPS was developed by the United States Department of Defense to provide a satellite-based navigation system for the U.S. military. It was later put under joint DoD and Department of Transportation control to provide for both military and civilian navigation uses. The current GPS configuration consists of a network of 24 satellites in high orbits around the Earth. Each satellite in the GPS constellation orbits at an altitude of about 20,000 km from the ground, and has an orbital speed of about 14,000 km/hour (the orbital period is roughly 12 hours - contrary to popular belief, GPS satellites are not in geosynchronous or geostationary orbits). The satellite orbits are distributed so that at least 4 satellites are always visible from any point on the Earth at any given instant (with up to 12 visible at one time). Each satellite carries with it an atomic clock that "ticks" with an accuracy of 1 nanosecond (1 billionth of a second). A GPS receiver in an airplane determines its current position and heading by comparing the time signals it receives from a number of the GPS satellites (usually 6 to 12) and triangulating on the known positions of each satellite. The precision is phenomenal: even a simple hand-held GPS receiver can determine your

72. Relativity Art By M. C. Escher At AllPosters.com
    relativity Art by MC Escher at AllPosters.com. Choose from over 500000 Posters Art Prints. Value Framing, Fast Delivery, 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.  
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73. Special Relativity
    At this point in the course, we finally enter the twentieth century Albert Einstein wrote his first paper on relativity in 1905.  
    http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/lectures/spec_rel.html
    
    Extractions: Link to Previous Lecture At this point in the course, we finally enter the twentieth century Albert Einstein wrote his first paper on relativity in 1905. To put his work in context, let us first review just what is meant by "relativity" in physics. The first example, mentioned in a previous lecture, is what is called "Galilean relativity" and is nothing but Galileo's perception that by observing the motion of objects, alive or dead, in a closed room there is no way to tell if the room is at rest or is in fact in a boat moving at a steady speed in a fixed direction. (You can tell if the room is accelerating or turning around.) Everything looks the same in a room in steady motion as it does in a room at rest. After Newton formulated his Laws of Motion, describing how bodies move in response to forces and so on, physicists reformulated Galileo's observation in a slightly more technical, but equivalent, way: they said the laws of physics are the same in a uniformly moving room as they are in a room at rest . In other words, the same force produces the same acceleration, and an object experiencing no force moves at a steady speed in a straight line in either case. Of course, talking in these terms implies that we have clocks and rulers available so that we can actually time the motion of a body over a measured distance, so the physicist envisions the room in question to have calibrations along all the walls, so the position of anything can be measured, and a good clock to time motion. Such a suitably equipped room is called a "

74. ThinkGeek :: Viva La Relativity!
    Viva la relativity! Einstein as Che Guevera? You gotta see it to believe!  
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75. Special Relativity Simulator (Warp)
    A windows program to show you the weird effects of special relativity.  
    http://www.adamauton.com/warp/
    
    Extractions: Reading Warp is a program used to illustrate the appearance of everyday objects travelling at really, really high speeds. At such speeds, Einstein's theory of special relativity predicts that unusual things start to happen. Warp models these strange effects - it is a special relativity simulator. Of course, we don't normally see these strange effects and for a good reason. By high speed we mean extremely high speeds - close to the speed of light . We don't normally see these 'relativistic' effects because the speeds associated with every day life don't compare with the speed of light. To whet your appetite, here's what Stonehenge looks like at close to the speed of light . . . Very strange! Anyway, if you want a brief explaination of what's going on then a good place to start is the about page. Once you've done that, try out the Warp special relativity simulator for yourself by downloading it! You'll now be wondering how to use Warp, or maybe you just want to learn more about special relativity. It'll be a good idea to read the Lessons . If you still have questions about warp or relativity, try the

76. Euclidean Relativity
    Euclidean interpretation of special relativity giving arguments supporting a geometric unification of gravity and electromagnetism.  
    http://www.euclideanrelativity.com/
    
    Extractions: The Euclidean interpretation of special relativity that you will find on this site provides arguments for a geometrical unification of gravity and electromagnetism, which is worked out in another article. From this unification follows the proposal to regard mass particles themselves, instead of gravitons, as bosons following null geodesics in 5D gravity.

77. Physics 7 Main Page
    Notes, syllabus and exercises for an undergraduate course taught by Jose Wudka at the University of California, Riverside, in 2000. The course itself starts  
    http://phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/physics7.html

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