Search
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Relativity/Book%3A_Relativity_Lite_-_A_Pictorial_Translation_of_Einsteins_Theories_of_Motion_and_Gravity_(Straton)/01%3A_Chapters/1.01%3A_To_c_or_Not_to_cEinstein’s famous special theory of relativity has gained unquestioned acceptance in the scientific world. It has been proved in countless ways and is the foundation upon which gravitation and high-en...Einstein’s famous special theory of relativity has gained unquestioned acceptance in the scientific world. It has been proved in countless ways and is the foundation upon which gravitation and high-energy quantum physics are based. Is it something that a “normal” person can understand? Relativity forces us to abandon our ideas about time, which is a hard thing to do, but the basic mathematics of it are relatively simple—just a picture away.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Relativity/Book%3A_Relativity_Lite_-_A_Pictorial_Translation_of_Einsteins_Theories_of_Motion_and_Gravity_(Straton)/zz%3A_Back_Matter/11%3A_GlossaryExample and Directions Words (or words that have the same definition) The definition is case sensitive (Optional) Image to display with the definition [Not displayed in Glossary, only in pop-up on pag...Example and Directions Words (or words that have the same definition) The definition is case sensitive (Optional) Image to display with the definition [Not displayed in Glossary, only in pop-up on pages] (Optional) Caption for Image (Optional) External or Internal Link (Optional) Source for Definition "Genetic, Hereditary, DNA ...") (Eg. "Relating to genes or heredity") The infamous double helix CC-BY-SA; Delmar Larsen Glossary Entries Definition Image Sample Word 1 Sample Definition 1
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Relativity/Book%3A_Relativity_Lite_-_A_Pictorial_Translation_of_Einsteins_Theories_of_Motion_and_Gravity_(Straton)/01%3A_Chapters/1.04%3A_Gravity_LiteEinstein extended his theory of the constancy of the speed of light to describe situations in which acceleration was present. He called this his general theory of relativity since it contains zero acc...Einstein extended his theory of the constancy of the speed of light to describe situations in which acceleration was present. He called this his general theory of relativity since it contains zero acceleration (constant speed) as a limit.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Relativity/Book%3A_Relativity_Lite_-_A_Pictorial_Translation_of_Einsteins_Theories_of_Motion_and_Gravity_(Straton)/01%3A_Chapters/1.05%3A_CosmologyAs Guth first proposed it, the central peak that develops in Figure \(\PageIndex{6}\) has a dimple in it that would allow the universe (the ball) to remain at that central position as the universe coo...As Guth first proposed it, the central peak that develops in Figure \(\PageIndex{6}\) has a dimple in it that would allow the universe (the ball) to remain at that central position as the universe cools. (The models of Linde and of Albrecht and Steinhardt have a very broad plateau, instead of a dimple, that nevertheless lets the universe stay in the false vacuum state for a long time before it “rolls off.”) The consequences of this are profound.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Relativity/Book%3A_Relativity_Lite_-_A_Pictorial_Translation_of_Einsteins_Theories_of_Motion_and_Gravity_(Straton)/zz%3A_Back_Matter/10%3A_Index
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Relativity/Book%3A_Relativity_Lite_-_A_Pictorial_Translation_of_Einsteins_Theories_of_Motion_and_Gravity_(Straton)/zz%3A_Back_Matter/Appendix* The next higher terms in the series expansion of \(\sqrt{1+\frac{A t}{c}+\frac{V_{x 0}}{c}^{2}}-\sqrt{1+\frac{V_{x 0}^{2}}{c^{2}}}\) are \(-\frac{3}{4} \frac{V_{x 0}^{2}}{c^{2}}-\frac{1}{2} \frac{A ...* The next higher terms in the series expansion of \(\sqrt{1+\frac{A t}{c}+\frac{V_{x 0}}{c}^{2}}-\sqrt{1+\frac{V_{x 0}^{2}}{c^{2}}}\) are \(-\frac{3}{4} \frac{V_{x 0}^{2}}{c^{2}}-\frac{1}{2} \frac{A t}{c} \frac{V_{x 0}}{c}-\frac{1}{8} \frac{A^{2} t^{2}}{c^{2}} \ A t^{2}-\frac{1}{4} \frac{V_{x 0}^{2}}{c^{2}} V_{x 0} t\).
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Relativity/Book%3A_Relativity_Lite_-_A_Pictorial_Translation_of_Einsteins_Theories_of_Motion_and_Gravity_(Straton)/01%3A_Chapters/1.03%3A_A_Trip_to_Alpha_CentauriThis is quite close to the 1.22 overall time-dilation factor for the trip given by our crude counting of rings on a grid. (As with the earlier trip using instantaneous jumps from stillness to motion, ...This is quite close to the 1.22 overall time-dilation factor for the trip given by our crude counting of rings on a grid. (As with the earlier trip using instantaneous jumps from stillness to motion, and the reverse, the initial acceleration-induced time effects at the beginning of the trip and the final deceleration-induced time effects at the end of the trip will essentially cancel the time-dilation effects of the unaccelerated portion of the trip.)
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Relativity/Book%3A_Relativity_Lite_-_A_Pictorial_Translation_of_Einsteins_Theories_of_Motion_and_Gravity_(Straton)/zz%3A_Back_Matter
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Relativity/Book%3A_Relativity_Lite_-_A_Pictorial_Translation_of_Einsteins_Theories_of_Motion_and_Gravity_(Straton)/00%3A_Front_Matter/02%3A_InfoPageThe LibreTexts libraries are Powered by MindTouch ® and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the Californ...The LibreTexts libraries are Powered by MindTouch ® and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Relativity/Book%3A_Relativity_Lite_-_A_Pictorial_Translation_of_Einsteins_Theories_of_Motion_and_Gravity_(Straton)/00%3A_Front_Matter
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Relativity/Book%3A_Relativity_Lite_-_A_Pictorial_Translation_of_Einsteins_Theories_of_Motion_and_Gravity_(Straton)Relativity Lite is designed for courses like my 100-student General Astronomy sequence. Relativity Lite translates the mathematical equations conventional relativity texts rely upon into pictures that...Relativity Lite is designed for courses like my 100-student General Astronomy sequence. Relativity Lite translates the mathematical equations conventional relativity texts rely upon into pictures that are readily understood and contain within them the mathematical essentials. This new book would provide the comprehensive coverage needed to understand, in sufficient depth, these three linked areas of our reality.
