7 Black Holes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Part 1. Getting started
5. 1 Voyage to a Black Hole 3
6. Part 2 Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity
7. 2 Racing Light 27
8. 3 Redefining Space and Time 45
9. 4 A New Common Sense 67
10. Part 3 Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity
11. 5 Newton’s Absurdity 87
12. 6 Redefining Gravity 107
13. Part 4 Implications of relativity
14. 7 Black Holes 135
15. 8 The Expanding Universe 163
16. Epilogue: Your Indelible Mark on the Universe 181
17. Acknowledgments 185
18. Index 187