Relatività: esposizione divulgativa

I hope that no one will ask me what was this book about .

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) in this book introduces to the general reader his theory of relativity: the special and the general theory. We see that special relativity, which has emerged from the Maxwell-Lorentz theory of electromagnetic phenomena, shows that the laws of science appear to be the same Leggi tutto

I could write an elaborate review praising Einstein's brilliance and list all his eccentricities. I could attach one of those many goofy pictures, in which he's making weird faces at the camera, or I could attach a more sombre one, after all, there are plenty of both online. I could also attach a re Leggi tutto

Some years ago in France a book by Jean-François Gautier appeared, entitled Does the universe exist?. Good question. What if the universe were a concept like cosmic ether, or phlogiston, or the conspiracy of the Elders of Zion? Philosophically, Gautier’s arguments make sense. The idea of the universe, Leggi tutto

The theory of relativity is amazing and important, but contrary to what the tagline says, Einstein himself is probably not the best person to have explain it to you. I read this class for Freshman Studies in college, and I honestly have to admit that I wouldn't have gotten much of it without the sig Leggi tutto

edit: i wrote the 4-star review below before reading the fifth appendix. i mean, who could imagine that an appendix could change anything? well, this one did. all the chapters in the body of the book are 2 or 3 pages. Appendix V is a 20-page essay, written 36 years after the rest of the book and jus Leggi tutto

(نمیدانم چرا همه مرا دوست دارند ولی کسی مرا درک نمی کند...) این جمله‌ انیشتین بسیار غریب است و تا وقتی زتده بود سعی داشت که به جهان اعلام کند که پدیده ای تصادفی وجود ندارد و (خدا مشغول تاس بازی نیست) بعضی از جالب ترین بخش های این نظریه... نزدیک شدن به سرعت نور امکان دارد اما رسیدن و یا رساندن یک جسم به Leggi tutto