Why Does E=mc²? (And Why Should We Care?
✍ Brian Cox, Jeffrey Robert Forshaw
📂 Library
📅 2009
🏛 Da Capo Press
🌐 English
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Why does E=mc²: (and why should we care?)
✍ Scribed by Forshaw, Jeffrey Robert;Cox, Brian
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Space and time -- The speed of light -- Special relativity -- Spacetime -- Why does E=mc²? -- And why should we care? Of atoms, mousetraps, and the power of the stars -- The origin of mass -- Warping spacetime.;A deeply fascinating, engaging, and highly accessible explanation of Einstein's equation, using everyday life to explore the principles of physics.
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Space and time --
The speed of light --
Special relativity --
Spacetime --
Why does E=mc²? --
And why should we care? Of atoms, mousetraps, and the power of the stars --
The origin of mass --
Warping spacetime.
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SCIENCE--Physics--Relativity;Space and time--Mathematics;Special relativity (Physics)--Mathematics;Einstein field equations;Electronic books;Special relativity (Physics) -- Mathematics;Space and time -- Mathematics;SCIENCE -- Physics -- Relativity
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