Download an abstract of this volume The Theory of Interacting Systems: Volume 6 RELATIVITY THEORY Two roads diverged... The upheaval in twentieth century physics included things both large and small. Not only did quantum theory shake our view of the reality of events and objects, but our understanding of the arena in which these events and objects are viewed was changed by relativity theory as well. Soon after the advent of relativity theory, several conflicting versions of thermodynamics were proposed for both special and general relativity. These conflicts could not be resolved because there is no agreed upon method for choosing one or another. A thermodynamics for special and general relativity is created in accord with the principles of the Theory of Interacting Systems. The results of this study are used to evaluate the application of the thermodynamics of general relativity to cosmology. As one of the foundations for these investigations, a statistical mechanical formalism is introduced and employed as the basis for representing macroscopic bodies in relativistic spaces. © 2001, MicroAnalytix. Book covers, logo, and site design by Strongrrl.