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Relativity: The Special and General Theory
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Relativity: The Special and General Theory
Albert Einstein
Einstein's own plain-language explanation of relativity, written for the curious general reader.
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Preface
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<b>Part I: The Special Theory of Relativity</b></b><br>01. Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions</b><br>02. The System of Co-ordinates</b><br>03. Space and Time in Classical Mechanics
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04. The Galileian System of Co-ordinates</b><br>05. The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)</b><br>06. The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities employed in Classical Mechanics
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07. The Apparent Incompatability of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity</b><br>08. On the Idea of Time in Physics</b><br>09. The Relativity of Simultaneity
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10. On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance</b><br>11. The Lorentz Transformation</b><br>12. The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion
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13. Theorem of the Addition of Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau</b><br>14. The Hueristic Value of the Theory of Relativity</b><br>15. General Results of the Theory
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16. Expereince and the Special Theory of Relativity</b><br>17. Minkowski's Four-dimensial Space
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<b>Part II: The General Theory of Relativity</b></b><br>18. Special and General Principle of Relativity</b><br>19. The Gravitational Field</b><br>20. The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity
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21. In What Respects are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory?</b><br>22. A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity</b><br>23. Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference
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24. Euclidean and non-Euclidean Continuum</b><br>25. Gaussian Co-ordinates</b><br>26. The Space-Time Continuum of the Speical Theory of Relativity
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27. The Space-Time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity is Not a Eculidean Continuum</b><br>28. Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity</b><br>29. The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the
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<b>Part III: Considerations on the Universe as a Whole</b></b><br>30. Cosmological Difficulties of Netwon's Theory</b><br>31. The Possibility of a "Finite" and yet "Unbounded" Universe</b><br>32. The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity
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Appendix III