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Epstein Explains Einstein
Lewis C. Epstein hat 1983 in seinem Buch "Relativity visualized" einen ganz neuen Zugang zu den Relativitätstheorien von Einstein geöffnet. Epsteins neuer Ansatz wird in diesem Buch detailliert ausgearbeitet, und es werden alle Resultate bis hin zur Schwarzschild-Metrik quantitativ hergeleitet. Das Buch eignet sich zum Selbststudium und als Textbuch im Leistungskurs. Es ist reich illustriert und bietet am Schluss jedes Kapitels eine Reihe von Aufgaben oder Anregungen. Die Lösungen dieser Aufgaben sind im Internet publiziert.
188 pages, Hardcover
First published October 16, 2013
About the author
David Eckstein
7 books1 followerDavid Eckstein is a former Major League Baseball player known for his Just Enough style of play. The youngest of five in a family affected by kidney disease, David learned early on that life is precious and should never be taken for granted.
He made his major league debut with the Anaheim Angels in 2001, and despite always being considered an underdog, led the league in grand slams while contributing to the Angels’ 2002 World Series victory.
In 2006, with the St. Louis Cardinals, Eckstein helped lead the team to his second World Series championship and was named the World Series MVP.
Over Eckstein’s ten-year career, he was a two-time All-Star, the 2006 Babe Ruth Award winner, and the first-ever recipient of the Heart & Hustle Award.
Off the field, David has dedicated himself to advocating for organ donation and, since 2007, has partnered with Mid-America Transplant. Post-career, he can still be found on the baseball field, mentoring young players. He has earned three gold medals as part of the 18U Team USA Baseball coaching staff, and also works with MLB International, coaching kids from all over the world.
He lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, Ashley, who is the voice of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars. Together, they can often be found at Walt Disney World.
He made his major league debut with the Anaheim Angels in 2001, and despite always being considered an underdog, led the league in grand slams while contributing to the Angels’ 2002 World Series victory.
In 2006, with the St. Louis Cardinals, Eckstein helped lead the team to his second World Series championship and was named the World Series MVP.
Over Eckstein’s ten-year career, he was a two-time All-Star, the 2006 Babe Ruth Award winner, and the first-ever recipient of the Heart & Hustle Award.
Off the field, David has dedicated himself to advocating for organ donation and, since 2007, has partnered with Mid-America Transplant. Post-career, he can still be found on the baseball field, mentoring young players. He has earned three gold medals as part of the 18U Team USA Baseball coaching staff, and also works with MLB International, coaching kids from all over the world.
He lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, Ashley, who is the voice of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars. Together, they can often be found at Walt Disney World.
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December 13, 2014
Eckstein explains Epstein that explains Einstein :)
Eventhough it is kind of guide through Epstein's "Relativity Visualized", it's still an amazing book. It introduces unthinkably complex concepts of both special and general relativity and makes them conceivable for a schoolgrader. Epstein diagrams, even though not oftenly used in standard physics books, are ingenious way of understanding whole Einstein's relativity. It is incredible how powerfull they are - with a simple pen, ruler and compass you can calculate things like time dilatation, length contraction, twin paradox, space-time curvature etc. The orbit of Mercury, which made Einstein struggle with elliptic integrals for a long time, here is solved in no more than few lines of 1st-colledge year math.
The web-book is available here .
Eventhough it is kind of guide through Epstein's "Relativity Visualized", it's still an amazing book. It introduces unthinkably complex concepts of both special and general relativity and makes them conceivable for a schoolgrader. Epstein diagrams, even though not oftenly used in standard physics books, are ingenious way of understanding whole Einstein's relativity. It is incredible how powerfull they are - with a simple pen, ruler and compass you can calculate things like time dilatation, length contraction, twin paradox, space-time curvature etc. The orbit of Mercury, which made Einstein struggle with elliptic integrals for a long time, here is solved in no more than few lines of 1st-colledge year math.
The web-book is available here .
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