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Table of Contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Einstein as a Missionary of Science
- Einstein’s Booklet: Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
- PART I : The Special Theory of Relativity
- 1. Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions
- 2. The System of Co-ordinates
- 3. Space and Time in Classical Mechanics
- 4. The Galileian System of Co-ordinates
- 5. The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)
- 6. The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics
- 7. The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity
- 8. On the Idea of Time in Physics
- 9. The Relativity of Simultaneity
- 10. On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance
- 11. The Lorentz Transformation
- 12. The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion
- 13. Theorem of the Addition of the Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau
- 14. The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity
- 15. General Results of the Theory
- 16. Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity
- 17. Minkowski’s Four-Dimensional Space
- PART II: The General Theory of Relativity
- 18. Special and General Principle of Relativity
- 19. The Gravitational Field
- 20. The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity
- 21. In What Respects Are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory?
- 22. A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity
- 23. Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference
- 24. Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Continuum
- 25. Gaussian Co-ordinates
- 26. The Space-Time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity Considered as a Euclidean Continuum
- 27. The Space-Time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity Is Not a Euclidean Continuum
- 28. Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity
- 29. The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity
- PART III: Considerations on the Universe as a Whole
- 30. Cosmological Difficulties of Newton’s Theory
- 31. The Possibility of a “Finite” and Yet “Unbounded” Universe
- 32. The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity
- Appendixes
- 1. Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation (Supplementary to Section 11) (1918)
- 2. Minkowski’s Four-Dimensional Space (“World”) (Supplementary to Section 17) (1918)
- 3. The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity (1920)
- 4. The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity (Supplementary to Section 32) (1946)
- 5. Relativity and the Problem of Space (1953)
- A Reading Companion: Thirteen Commentaries
- Physics and Geometry (§§ 1–2)
- Mechanics and Space (§§ 3–6)
- Light Propagation and Time (§§ 7–9)
- Light Propagation and Space (§§ 10–12 and Appendix 1)
- Physics in Relativistic Space and Time (§§ 13–16)
- The World of Four Dimensions (§ 17 and Appendix 2)
- From Special to General Relativity
- Gravitation and Inertia (§§ 18–21)
- Acceleration, Clocks, and Rods (§§ 22–23)
- Gravitation and Geometry (§§ 24–27)
- Gravitation and General Relativity (§§ 28–29)
- The Challenge of Cosmology (§§ 30–32 and Appendix 4)
- The Relation between Theory and Experiment (Appendix 3)
- The Changing Concept of Space (Appendix 5)
- A History and Survey of Foreign-Language Editions
- The English Translation
- The French Translation
- The Italian Translation
- The Spanish Translation
- The Russian Translation
- The Chinese Translation
- The Japanese Translation
- The Polish Translation
- The Czech Translation
- The Hebrew Translation
- Concluding Remarks
- Appended Documents
- A Letter from Walther Rathenau to Einstein
- A Sample Page of Einstein’s Handwriting
- Manuscript of Appendix 3 of the Booklet
- Further Reading
- Index
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