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Relativity in curved spacetime : life without special relativity

Eric Baird
Print Book, English, ©2007
Chocolate Tree Books, [Place of publication not identified], ©2007
xvi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780955706806, 0955706807
181743934
Pt. I. Background Physics : Speed of light
Gravity, energy, and mass
Curved space and time
Relativity
Newtonian catastrophe / Pt. II. Effects Due to Relative Motion : Doppler shifts
Apparent length-changes in moving objects
Aberration of angles
Moving bodies drag light / Pt. III. Limits to Observation : Quantum mechanics and observability
Dark stars and black holes / Pt. IV. Updating Standard Theory : What's wrong with general relativity?
Horrible nasty mathematics / Pt. V. Flat Spacetime and Special Relativity : Einstein's "special" theory of relativity
So, what's wrong with the special theory?
Experimental evidence for special relativity / Pt. VI. Future Physics : Cosmologies
Trouble with wormholes
Metric engineering and warp drives / Pt. VII. Human Factor : Limitations of language and procedure
Perils of experimentation
Conclusions