Introduction to the Theory of Relativity

Abstract

THE number of systematic treatises on relativity is not unduly large. This is partly because, since the first few years after Einstein's announcement of the 'general' theory in 1917, it has undergone no fundamental development, and partly because the early expositions were so good. One cannot forbear mentioning those of Eddington, von Laue, Pauli, and Weyl. But these were addressed mainly to professionals, and, in spite of subsequent accounts from various points of view, there is still room for a plain text-book suitable for undergraduates reading relativity as a special subject, or for research students needing a working knowledge of it. Prof. Bergmann's book is designed to meet such requirements.

Introduction to the Theory of Relativity

By Prof. Peter Gabriel Bergmann. (Prentice-Hall Physics Series.) Pp. xvi + 287. (New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1942.) 4.50 dollars.