Relativity: A Very Short Introduction By: Russell Stannard [Audiobook]

Author: Russell Stannard
Narrated by: Nick Sullivan

If you move at high speed, time slows down, space squashes up, and you get heavier. Travel fast enough and you could weigh as much as a jumbo jet, be flattened thinner than a CD without feeling a thing – and live forever! As for the angles of a triangle, they do not always have to add up to 180 degrees. And then, of course, there are black holes. These are but a few of the extraordinary consequences of Einstein’s theory of relativity. It is now more than a hundred years since he made these discoveries, and yet the general public is still largely unaware of them. Filled with illuminating anecdotes and fascinating accounts of experiments, this book aims to introduce the interested lay person to the subject of relativity in a way that is accessible and engaging and at the same time scientifically rigorous. With relatively few mathematical equations – nothing more complicated than the Pythagoras’ Theorem – this VSI packs a lot time into very little space, and for anyone who has felt intimidated by Einstein’s groundbreaking theory, it offers the perfect place to start.

1.3M	01. Preface.mp3
4.2M	02. The principle of relativity and the speed of light (Special relativity).mp3
4.0M	03. Time dilation (Special relativity).mp3
3.8M	04. The twin paradox (Special relativity).mp3
3.2M	05. Length contraction (Special relativity).mp3
2.7M	06. Loss of simultaneity (Special relativity).mp3
4.1M	07. Space–time diagrams (Special relativity).mp3
8.1M	08. Four-dimensional spacetime (Special relativity).mp3
3.5M	09. The ultimate speed (Special relativity).mp3
8.0M	10. E = mc2 (Special relativity).mp3
5.9M	11. The equivalence principle (General relativity).mp3
6.2M	12. The effects on time of acceleration and gravity (General relativity).mp3
3.8M	13. The twin paradox revisited (General relativity).mp3
3.9M	14. The bending of light (General relativity).mp3
11M	15. Curved space (General relativity).mp3
17M	16. Black holes (General relativity).mp3
4.3M	17. Gravitational waves (General relativity).mp3
12M	18. The universe (General relativity).mp3
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