Three. The Speed of Light

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: Why Another Relativity Book ix
4. Note to Readers xiv
5. One. The Principle of Relativity 1
6. Two. Combining (Small) Velocities 14
7. Three. The Speed of Light 19
8. Four. Combining (Any) Velocities 28
9. Five. Simultaneous Events; Synchronized Clocks 45
10. Six. Moving Clocks Run Slowly; Moving Sticks Shrink 58
11. Seven. Looking At a Moving Clock 73
12. Eight. The Interval between Events 79
13. Nine. Trains of Rockets 89
14. Ten. Space-Time Geometry 102
15. Eleven. E = Mc² 144
16. Twelve. A Bit about General Relativity 171
17. Thirteen. What Makes It Happen? 179
18. INDEX 187