Introduction
Pre-Einsteinian notions of relativity
The problem of the relativity of the laws of electrodynamics
The Michelson-Morley experiment
Efforts to save the ether hypothesis
The Lorentz theory of the electron
Further development of the Lorentz theory
The problem of measuring simultaneity in the Lorentz theory
The Lorentz transformation
The inherent ambiguity in the meanings of space-time measurements, according to the Lorentz theory
Analysis of space and time concepts in terms of frames of reference
Contents
Common-sense concepts of space and time
Introduction to Einstein's conceptions of space and time
The Lorentz transformation in Einstein's point of view
Addition of velocities
The principle of relativity
Some applications of relativity
Momentum and mass in relativity
The equivalence of mass and energy
The relativistic transformation law for energy and momentum
Charged particles in an electromagnetic field
Experimental evidence for special relativity
More about the equivalence of mass and energy
Toward a new theory of elementary particles
The falsification of theories
The Minkowski diagram and the k calculus
The geometry of events and the space-time continuum
The question of causality and the maximum speed of propagation of signals in relativity theory
Proper time
The "paradox" of the twins
The significance of the Minkowski diagram as a reconstruction of the past
Appendix : Physics and perception.
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The special theory of relativity by David Bohm. ISBN 9780415404259. Published by Routledge Classics in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
