Dear all, next Friday we are going to introduce Einstein´s Theory of Special Relativity. It is the worst nightmare for those who think that time passes. As an introductory chapter I chose Dainton´s Time and Space (pp 313-327). I also recommend the first chapters of Russell´s ABC of Relativity (up to p. 69).
Those of you who would like to get a slightly more formal grasp of it can read the (relatively easy) Fynman´s Lectures (chapters 15-17) or the (wonderful but mathematically impervious) Fridman´s Foundations of Spacetime Theories.
See you all there. Abs.
Essential Readings
Dainton - Time and Space (313-327)
Russell - The ABC of Relativity (1-69)
Further Readings
Feynman - Lectures in Physics
Friedman - Foundations of Spacetime Theories
I greatly enjoyed this week's seminar, and I'm really curious to see how A-theorists will respond to the implications of special relativity, as it seems STR aligns strongly with B-theory.
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