The Meaning of Relativity (Routledge Classics) 1st Edition by Albert Einstein (PDF)

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The world would be a very different place if it were not for Albert Einstein. Like Newton and Galileo before him, this remarkable scientist changed forever mankind’s understanding of the universe. In 1921, five years after proclaiming his general theory of relativity, Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in recognition of his remarkable achievements. In the same year he travelled to the United States to give four lectures that consolidated his theory and sought to explain its meaning to a new audience. These lectures were published the following year as The Meaning of Relativity, which he revised with each new edition until his death. It remains a key work for anyone wishing to discover at first hand the workings of one of the most inspiring minds of the twentieth century.

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⭐We are in 1922, Einstein is explaining relativity for experts. He assumes that you know classical physics and don’t bother explaining notations for Newton’s laws and Maxwell’s equations (this book is short). Here goes some impressions from a layperson. He deliberately challenges the idea of space and time being slowly developed over centuries as fixed references to any event. You can’t be more rebel than that. And goes about laying down his theory (this lecture happened more than 10 years after his paper so he also shares developments/experiments from other scientists). There are plenty of equations in this book, many with partial derivatives in a four-dimensions universe replacing Newton’s relations. Reality is a bit more complicated after Einstein but nowadays relativity is addressed in high school books (another day I skimmed a Physics book for teenagers in Germany).

⭐I’m sure the book is amazing, but I can’t verify that for myself, because the equations are all garbled. Here’s an example:/^Ko^^a..*(3)x^==a^ +or A;tr; = ^^^aAr^…. (3a)

⭐Like quantum theory everyone agrees on the mathematical equations of relativity, however there is wide disagreement on what it means physically especially among philosophers of science. Therefore, it is important to read Einstein’s actual words on his own theory. The discovery of dark matter has raised some questions on whether Einstein’s original theory is complete. Does it need some new like torsion field for example in addition to the curvature field. Then, there is the issue of quantum corrections. However, Reading Einstein himself is the best way to understand the physical meeting of the theories especially if you are an engineer or an experimental physicist.

⭐There is no better source that the Master himself. This is a wonderful little book in which Einstein supplies his own outlook on the theory which he created single-handedly. This is an essential read for anyone wanting to understand relativity. This book does not give a detailed treatment of the theory, but provides deep insights into its foundations and significance. Very strongly recommended.

⭐The book not like most other books by Einstein. The book is based 80%-90% on formulas. No real substance is given except the math.So I can understand this book better, I just order a Precalc book, Calc I & 2, Linear Algebra, Euclidian Geometry, as a starter. I will probably hire a tutor to help me through all of this and PERHAPS, I can get a glimpse of what is being said.

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⭐The 5 stars are for Einstein and certainly not for the translator (who had a real problem in writing proper English sentences…).Some of the paragraphs may give headaches to an unprepared reader : e.g. p. 99-101, about the behaviour of clocks and rods… containing highly convoluted, confused and to some extent ungrammatical sentences…More to the point, those four Einstein’s lectures are simply illuminating and may certainly serve as an introduction to his original papers, but only after a good preparation via other books ( see a proposed route in my comments on Einstein’s, Lorentz’s, Weyl’s and Minkowski’s original works in “The Principle of Relativity” )

⭐Einstein’s notation is difficult to follow and some of the maths is suspect. Thus it is a difficult read without further explanation of his notation and sources.

⭐Great. Thank you.

⭐Great Book but, free PDF of it is easily available on internet.

⭐Well priced with acceptable print and page quality

⭐Great product.

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