Relativity: the Special and the General Theory. Einstein, A. Crown Publishers, New York, NY, USA, Second edition, 1996. Authorized translation by Robert W. Lawson.bibtex @Book{Einstein:1996:RSG,
author = "Albert Einstein",
title = "{Relativity}: the {Special} and the {General Theory}",
publisher = pub-CROWN,
address = pub-CROWN:adr,
edition = "Second",
pages = "xiii + 188",
year = "1996",
ISBN = "0-517-88441-0",
ISBN-13 = "978-0-517-88441-6",
bibdate = "Mon Nov 21 05:53:26 MST 2005",
bibsource = "http://www.math.utah.edu/pub/tex/bib/einstein.bib;
library.ox.ac.uk:210/ADVANCE",
note = "Authorized translation by Robert W. Lawson.",
acknowledgement = ack-nhfb,
author-dates = "1879--1955",
remark = "Original published in 1961.",
tableofcontents = "The Special Theory of Relativity \\
Physical meaning of geometrical propositions \\
The system of co-ordinates \\
Space and time in classical mechanics \\
The Galileian system of co-ordinates \\
The principle of relativity (in the restricted sense)
\\
The theorem of the addition of velocities employed in
classical mechanics \\
The apparent incompatibility of the law of propagation
of light with the principle of relativity \\
On the idea of time in physics \\
The relativity of simultaneity \\
On the relativity of the conception of distance \\
The Lorentz transformation \\
The behaviour of measuring-rods and clocks in motion
\\
Theorem of the addition of the velocities. The
experiment of Fizeau \\
The heuristic value of the theory of relativity \\
General results of the theory \\
Experience and the special theory of relativity \\
Minkowski's four-dimensional space \\
The General Theory of Relativity \\
Special and general principle of relativity \\
The gravitational field \\
The Equality of inertial and gravitational mass as an
argument for the general postulate of relativity \\
In what respects are the foundations of classical
mechanics and of the special theory of relativity
unsatisfactory? \\
A few inferences from the general principle of
relativity \\
Behaviour of clocks and measuring-rods on a rotating
body of reference \\
Euclidean and non-Euclidean continuum \\
Gaussian co-ordinates \\
The space--time continuum of the special theory of
relativity considered as a Euclidean continuum \\
The space--time continuum of the general theory of
relativity is not a Euclidean continuum \\
Exact formulation of the general principle of
relativity \\
The solution of the problem of gravitation on the basis
of the general principle of relativity \\
Considerations on the Universe as a Whole \\
Cosmological difficulties of Newton's theory \\
The possibility of a ``finite'' and yet ``unbounded''
universe \\
The structure of space according to the general theory
of relativity appendices: simple derivation of the
Lorentz transformation \\
Minkowski's four-dimensional space (``world'') \\
The experimental confirmation of the general theory of
relativity \\
(a) Motion of the perihelion of Mercury \\
(b) Deflection of light by a gravitational field \\
(c) Displacement of spectral lines towards the red \\
The structure of space according to the general theory
of relativity \\
Relativity and the problem of space",
}
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