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 The Theory of Relativity
by R. K. Pathria
Graduate-level text elaborates on physical ideas underlying relativity, examining special theory (space-time transformations, four-dimensional formulations, mechanics, optics, electromagnetism), and general theory (space-time continuum, gravitation, experiments, and relativistic cosmology). 1974 edition.
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| |  Relativity and Its Roots
by Banesh Hoffmann
Entertaining, nontechnical demonstrations of the meaning of relativity theory trace development from basis in geometrical, cosmological ideas of the ancient Greeks, plus work by Kepler, Galileo, Newton, others. 1983 edition.
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 Relativity Simply Explained
by Martin Gardner
One of the subject's clearest, most entertaining introductions offers lucid explanations of special and general theories of relativity, gravity, and spacetime, models of the universe, and more. 100 illustrations.
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 Readable Relativity
by Clement V. Durell
Concise and practical, this text sketches the mathematical background essential to understanding relativity theory. Each subject is illustrated with diagrams, formulas, and examples, plus exercises and solutions. 1960 edition.
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| Products in Relativity | | |  | Einstein: The Man and His Achievement
by G. J. Whitrow
In commentaries by Whitrow, W. B. Bonner, and D. W. Sciama, and reminiscences by H. A. Einstein, Bertrand Russell, and 23 others, Einstein's life and thought emerge vividly.
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|  | Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
by Max Born
Semi-technical account includes a review of classical physics (origin of space and time measurements, Ptolemaic and Copernican astronomy, laws of motion, inertia, more) and of Einstein's theories of relativity.
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|  | Elements of Relativity Theory
by D. F. Lawden
The basic concepts of relativity theory are conveyed through worked and unworked examples in this text, which requires only elementary algebra and emphasizes physical principles and concepts. 1985 edition.
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|  | General Relativity and Gravitational Waves
by J. Weber
Concise introduction by a pioneer in the investigation of gravitational waves explains the related Riemannian geometry and tensor calculus, conservation laws, and classic experiments. 1961 edition.
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|  | Introduction to Tensor Calculus, Relativity and Cosmology
by D. F. Lawden
Elementary introduction emphasizes aspects that students find most difficult: tensors in curved spaces and application to general relativity theory; black holes; gravitational waves; more. Solution guide available upon request. 1982 edition.
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|  | Introduction to the Theory of Relativity
by Peter G. Bergmann
Comprehensive coverage of special theory (frames of reference, Lorentz transformation, more), general theory (principle of equivalence, more) and unified theory (Weyl's gauge-invariant geometry, more.) Foreword by Albert Einstein.
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|  | The Principle of Relativity
by Albert Einstein, Francis A. Davis
Eleven papers that forged the general and special theories of relativity include seven papers by Einstein, two by Lorentz, and one each by Minkowski and Weyl. 1923 edition.
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| | Readable Relativity
by Clement V. Durell
Concise and practical, this text sketches the mathematical background essential to understanding relativity theory. Each subject is illustrated with diagrams, formulas, and examples, plus exercises and solutions. 1960 edition.
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| | Relativity Simply Explained
by Martin Gardner
One of the subject's clearest, most entertaining introductions offers lucid explanations of special and general theories of relativity, gravity, and spacetime, models of the universe, and more. 100 illustrations.
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|  | Relativity and Geometry
by Roberto Torretti
High-level study discusses Newtonian principles and 19th-century views on electrodynamics and the aether and covers Einstein's electrodynamics of moving bodies, Minkowski geometry, and other topics.
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| | Relativity and Its Roots
by Banesh Hoffmann
Entertaining, nontechnical demonstrations of the meaning of relativity theory trace development from basis in geometrical, cosmological ideas of the ancient Greeks, plus work by Kepler, Galileo, Newton, others. 1983 edition.
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|  | Sidelights on Relativity
by Albert Einstein
Two influential essays: "Ether and Relativity" (1920) discusses its subjects' related properties; "Geometry and Experience" (1921) describes Euclidean or other geometric systems in connection with the concept of a finite universe.
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|  | A Sophisticate's Primer of Relativity: Second Edition
by P. W. Bridgman
Geared toward readers already acquainted with special relativity, this book answers natural questions: What is a frame of reference? A "law of nature"? The role of the "observer"? 1983 edition.
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|  | Substance and Function & Einstein's Theory of Relativity
by Ernst Cassirer
Double-volume work features the establishment of a general philosophical system in which Einstein's theory of relativity is regarded as the natural progression of the motives inherent to mathematics and the physical sciences. 1923 edition.
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| | The Theory of Relativity
by R. K. Pathria
Graduate-level text elaborates on physical ideas underlying relativity, examining special theory (space-time transformations, four-dimensional formulations, mechanics, optics, electromagnetism), and general theory (space-time continuum, gravitation, experiments, and relativistic cosmology). 1974 edition.
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|  | Theory of Relativity
by W. Pauli
Nobel Laureate's brilliant early treatise on Einstein's theory consists of his original 1921 text plus retrospective comments 35 years later. Concise and comprehensive, it pays special attention to unified field theories.
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|  | The Theory of the Relativity of Motion
by Richard C. Tolman
This classic early introduction to Einstein's theory, written by a prominent physicist, provides an excellent introduction for the uninitiated and the necessary methods for those pursuing the theory's more complicated applications. 1917 edition.
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