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Aimed at both physics students and non-science majors, this unique book explains Einstein's special theory of relativity pictorially, using diagrams rather than equations. The diagrams guide the reader, step-by-step, from the basics of relativity to advanced topics including the addition of velocities, Lorentz contraction, time dilation, the twin paradox, Doppler…
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If you want a mathematical high, then the special theory of relativity is your cannabis. This out-of-the-world book by Tatsu Takeuchi gives us the key to the gateway to the heavens. This book beautifully teaches the special theory of relativity using hundreds of pleasing diagrams.
The special theory of relativity leads to the most counterintuitive concept that there is no "now". A's now can be the past of B's now and the future of C's now. This and several other counterintuitive ideas arise out of the fact that light travels at a finite speed. This book does an amazing job…
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