L. LANDAU, Y.RUMER fo Waar is THE THEORY OF RELATIVITYTRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN BY A ZDORNYKH EDITED BY V SCHNEIERSON a. JIAHJAY, 10, PYMEP 4YTO TAKOE TEOPHA OTHOCHTEJIbBHOCTH Printed in the Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicseS eS LR 20 ~N CONTENTS Chapter One THE RELATIVITY WE ARE USED TO Does Every Assertion Make Sense? . 2 2... 1 ee Right or Left? pace seo Is It Day or Night Now? : Who Is Bigger? The Relative Appears Absolute | The Absolute Turns Out to Be Relative oes “Common Sense” Protests . . Sc aee teeta Chapter Two SPACE IS RELATIVE One and the Same Place or Not? . .... 2... How a Body Really Moves . eee ee Are All Points of View Equivaleni? | ry The State of RestIs Found)... . 2... ee Inertial Frame. . . oe eet - Does the Train Move? . The State of Rest Is Lost for Ever Bei The Law of Inertia . . eee ee eeeeaH atte eet Velocity Is Relative, Pool eecescees ieeresees eee desecrate Chapter Three THE TRAGEDY OF LIGHT Light Does Not Propagate Instantaneously . . . . . - Can the Velocity of Light Be Changed? . - . . . Light and Sound . The Principle of Relativity of Motion Seems | “to Be Shaken World Ether . . eg aiaaaatnae : Difficult Situation 7 1 te Experiment Should Decide | 1.22 1 2 Dl lt Principle of Relativity Triumphs») 2 2 2 2222! Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire | 2). 2 1 1 Lt 1* La