Relativity: The Special and General Theory Book

	Preface
Pt. I	The Special Theory of Relativity
1	Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions	3
2	The System of Co-ordinates	6
3	Space and Time in Classical Mechanics	10
4	The Galileian System of Co-ordinates	12
5	The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)	14
6	The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics	18
7	The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity	20
8	On the Idea of Time in Physics	23
9	The Relativity of Simultaneity	27
10	On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance	30
11	The Lorentz Transformation	32
12	The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion	37
13	Theorem of the Addition of Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau	40
14	The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity	44
15	General Results of the Theory	46
16	Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity	51
17	Minkowski's Four-dimensional Space	56
Pt. II	The General Theory of Relativity
18	Special and General Principle of Relativity	61
19	The Gravitational Field	65
20	The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity	68
21	In what Respects are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory?	72
22	A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity	75
23	Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference	79
24	Euclidean and non-Euclidean Continuum	83
25	Gaussian Co-ordinates	87
26	The Space-Time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity Considered as a Euclidean Continuum	91
27	The Space-Time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity is not a Euclidean Continuum	94
28	Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity	97
29	The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity	100
Pt. III	Considerations on the Universe as a Whole
30	Cosmological Difficulties of Newton's Theory	107
31	The Possibility to a "Finite" and yet "Unbounded" Universe	110
32	The Structure of Space according to the General Theory of Relativity	115
App. 1	Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation [Supplementary to Section 11]	117
App. 2	Minkowski's Four-dimensional Space ("World") [Supplementary to Section 17]	124
App. 3	The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity	126
App. 4	The Structure of Space according to the General Theory of Relativity [Supplementary to Section 32]	136
App. 5	Relativity and the Problem of Space	139
	Bibliography	159
	Index	161