Albert Einstein   Theory of Relativity   FULL AudioBook   Quantum Mechanics   Astrophysics
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        "Theory of Relativity"
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 Albert Einstein

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" - General relativity, or the general theory of relativity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1916 and the current description of gravitation in modern physics. General relativity generalizes special relativity and Newton's law of universal gravitation, providing a unified description of gravity as a geometric property of space and time, or spacetime. In particular, the curvature of spacetime is directly related to the energy and momentum of whatever matter and radiation are present. The relation is specified by the Einstein field equations, a system of partial differential equations.

The predictions of general relativity have been confirmed in all observations and experiments to date. Although general relativity is not the only relativistic theory of gravity, it is the simplest theory that is consistent with experimental data. However, unanswered questions remain, the most fundamental being how general relativity can be reconciled with the laws of quantum physics to produce a complete and self-consistent theory of quantum gravity.

01 -- Sections 01-03 -- Relativity Pt. 1 -- 00:14:55
Part I: The Special Theory of Relativity
01 Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions
02 The System of Co-ordinates
03 Space and Time in Classical Mechanics

02 -- Sections 04-06 -- Relativity Pt. 1 -- 00:10:38
04 The Galileian System of Co-ordinates
05 The Principle of Relativity (In the Restricted Sense)
06 The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics

03 -- Sections 07-09 -- Relativity Pt. 1 -- 00:20:33
07 The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity
08 On the Idea of Time in Physics
09 The Relativity of Simultaneity

04 -- Sections 10-12 -- Relativity Pt. 1 -- 00:17:10
10 On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance
11 The Lorentz Transformation
12 The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion

05 -- Sections 13-15 -- Relativity Pt. 1 -- 00:19:11
13 Theorem of the Addition of Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau
14 The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity
15 General Results of the Theory

06 -- Sections 16-17 -- Relativity Pt. 1 -- 00:14:22
16 Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity
17 Minkowski's Four-Dimensional Space

07 -- Sections 18-20 -- Relativity Pt. 2 -- 00:19:38
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

08 -- Sections 21-23 -- Relativity Pt. 2 -- 00:20:54
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 Theory of Relativity
23 Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference

09 -- Sections 24-26 -- Relativity Pt. 2 -- 00:18:10
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

10 -- Sections 27-29 -- Relativity Pt. 2 -- 00:21:30
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

11 -- Sections 30-31 -- Relativity Pt. 3 -- 00:19:26
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

12 -- Appendix III -- Relativity -- 00:21:22
The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity