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Relativity

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Albert Einstein Online: Extensive collection of links to biographies, papers, quotations and pictures of Albert Einstein.
Author: Friedman, S. Morgan
Subjects: cosmology, physics education, relativity, scientists
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: biography, index
Cambridge Relativity: Describes key concepts in relativity and gravitation in non-technical terms. Covers the big bang model of the universe's origin, galaxies and clusters, relic radiation, cosmic strings, and inflation.
Author: University of Cambridge Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Subjects: cosmology, gravity, relativity
DeweyClass: 530.1
Resource type: documents
Caroline Thompson's Physics: Material discussing what is wrong with fundamental physics, and challenging the currently-accepted evidence for both quantum theory and Einstein's relativity theories.
Author: Thompson, Caroline
Subjects: quantum physics, relativity
DeweyClass: 530.12
Resource type: documents
CERN Preprints: Preprint versions of papers covering high-energy physics, astrophysics, general relativity, quantum cosmology, nuclear theory, computational and lattice physics.
Author: CERN
Subjects: astrophysics, cosmology, high-energy physics, nuclear physics, physics research, quantum physics, relativity
DeweyClass: 530
Resource type: articles
Do Quantum Particles Have a Structure?: Discussion of the philosophical foundations and interpretation of quantum mechanics and the Special Theory of Relativity.
Author: TS Natarajan, Indian Institute of Technology
Subjects: quantum physics, relativity
DeweyClass: 530.12
Resource type: article
Gravity Probe B: Gravity Probe B is the relativity gyroscope experiment being developed by NASA and Stanford University to test two unverified predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.
Author: Gravity Probe B project at Stanford University
Subjects: relativity
DeweyClass: 530.11
Resource type: documents, images
Living Reviews in Relativity: A refereed solely electronic journal offering reviews in all areas of relativity.
Author: Max-Planck-Institut fur Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut)
Subjects: gravity, relativity
DeweyClass: 530.11
Resource type: journal
Mathematics by Topic: Resources organised by topic from actuarial mathematics to wavelets. Sections include links to journal, preprints, web sites and databases.
Author: American Mathematical Society
Subjects: mathematics links, relativity, topology
DeweyClass: 510
Resource type: index
Modern Physics Lecture Notes: Series of university-level lecture notes on special relativity, photons, atoms, particles and waves, Schrodinger's Equation, electron atoms and nuclear physics.
Author: Fowler, Michael
Subjects: nuclear physics, physics education, relativity
DeweyClass: 539
Resource type: articles
Modern Relativity: Discusses the concept of general relativity. Assumes that the reader has an understanding of calculus and differential equations, and provides relevant calculus throughout as required.
Author: Waite, David
Subjects: relativity
DeweyClass: 530.1
Resource type: documents
Public Lectures: Does God Play Dice?: Text of a public lecture by the physicist Stephen Hawking, in which he discusses predicting the future, whether this is arbitrary and random, and regularities in nature. He concludes that the future of the universe is not completely determined by the laws of science.
Author: Hawking, Stephen
Subjects: cosmology, quantum physics, relativity
DeweyClass: 530.1
Resource type: article
Relativistic Flight Simulation Links: Annotated index to free software which simulates travel near the speed of light.
Author: Porthouse, David
Subjects: relativity
DeweyClass: 530.11
Resource type: software index
Relativity: The Special and General Theory: Book intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics.
Author: Einstein, Albert
Subjects: physics research, relativity
DeweyClass: 530.1
Resource type: non-fiction ebook
Special Relativity: Presents a guide to special relativity, assuming knowledge of algebra, linear algebra, and calculus. Address topics such as the postulates of special relativity, mass-energy equivalence, the light speed barrier, and non-linear velocity addition.
Author: Waite, David
Subjects: relativity
DeweyClass: 530.1
Resource type: documents
Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars: Descriptions and MPEG animations that simulate travel to black holes and neutron stars. These movies are scientifically accurate computer animations made with strict adherence to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The descriptions are written to be understandable on a variety of levels.
Author: Nemiroff, Robert
Subjects: astronomy education, black holes, relativity, space observation, stars
DeweyClass: 523.887
Resource type: moving images