CONTENTSINTRODUCTION. By Professor H. H. Turner, F.R.S.BIOGRAPHICAL NOTESECT.1.THE SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY AS A STEPPING-STONE TO THE GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY2.TWO FUNDAMENTAL POSTULATES IN THE MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION OF PHYSICAL LAWS3.CONCERNING THE FULFILMENT OF THE TWO POSTULATES(а) The line-element in the three-dimensional manifold of points in space, expressed in a form compatible with the two postulates(b) The line-element in the four-dimensional manifold of space-time points, expressed in a form compatible with the two postulates4.THE DIFFICULTIES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF CLASSICAL MECHANICS5.EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF GRAVITATION(a) The fundamental law of motion and the principle of equivalence of the new theory(b) Retrospect6.THE VERIFICATION OF THE NEW THEORY BY ACTUAL EXPERIENCEAPPENDIX:Explanatory notes and bibliographical referencesON THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY. By Henry L. BroseSOME ASPECTS OF RELATIVITY. THE THIRD TEST. By Henry L. Brose
INTRODUCTION. By Professor H. H. Turner, F.R.S.BIOGRAPHICAL NOTESECT.1.THE SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY AS A STEPPING-STONE TO THE GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY2.TWO FUNDAMENTAL POSTULATES IN THE MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION OF PHYSICAL LAWS3.CONCERNING THE FULFILMENT OF THE TWO POSTULATES(а) The line-element in the three-dimensional manifold of points in space, expressed in a form compatible with the two postulates(b) The line-element in the four-dimensional manifold of space-time points, expressed in a form compatible with the two postulates4.THE DIFFICULTIES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF CLASSICAL MECHANICS5.EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF GRAVITATION(a) The fundamental law of motion and the principle of equivalence of the new theory(b) Retrospect6.THE VERIFICATION OF THE NEW THEORY BY ACTUAL EXPERIENCEAPPENDIX:Explanatory notes and bibliographical referencesON THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY. By Henry L. BroseSOME ASPECTS OF RELATIVITY. THE THIRD TEST. By Henry L. Brose