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Copyright 2 Very Short Introduction 4 Title Page 14 Contents 15 Preface 17 List of illustrations 19 1 Special relativity 21 The principle of relativity and the speed of light 21 Time dilation 24 The twin paradox 29 Length contraction 31 Loss of simultaneity 34 Space–time diagrams 37 Four-dimensional spacetime 42 The ultimate speed 49 E= mc2 52 2 General relativity 59 The equivalence principle 59 The effects on time of acceleration and gravity 64 The twin paradox revisited 70 The bending of light 74 Curved space 79 Black holes 92 Gravitational waves 106 The universe 110 Further reading 120 Index 122 Copyright 2 Very Short Introduction 4 Title Page 14 Contents 15 Preface 17 List of illustrations 19 1 Special relativity 21 The principle of relativity and the speed of light 21 Time dilation 24 The twin paradox 29 Length contraction 31 Loss of simultaneity 34 Space鈥搕ime diagrams 37 Four-dimensional spacetime 42 The ultimate speed 49 E= mc2 52 2 General relativity 59 The equivalence principle 59 The effects on time of acceleration and gravity 64 The twin paradox revisited 70 The bending of light 74 Curved space 79 Black holes 92 Gravitational waves 106 The universe 110 Further reading 12

Who reads Relativity: A Very Short Introduction?

Author

Russell Stannard

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Language

EN

Category

mathematics

Subjects

Mathematics, Stem

Rating

3.95 / 5 (298 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13