Recent content by Pete62

Sorry for posting in the wrong area. However, there should be a sticky of recommend reading in each area of the forum. Frankly, I consider this a big oversight. I believe this forum is about education and in this society, education begins with books. I am not just complaining, let me help.

I found an excellent book through this forum: Gravity from the ground up by Bernard Schutz. I would appreciate more recommendations for good books on physics for the layman. I am not afraid of math (I am an engineer) but I think visually not mathematically. Once I get through the first...

altonhare, I don't understand why you are being so obstinate. As a layman trying to grasp GR I have found the 2D and 3D visualizations to be not just valuable but required to understanding the subject. I simply could not get it until I tossed out 2 space dimensions and focused on a 2D...

From A.T. Nothing is stationary or at rest in spacetime. Everything moves trough space or time or both. Getting your head around the time part of space-time was the biggest hurdle for me. Remember, the only way to not be moving in time (not including black hole event horizons) is to be moving...