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24 produkter
Conceptual Problems of Quantum Gravity
Av A. Ashtekar, John Stachel m. fl.
Inbunden, 1991
1643 kr
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Recent Advances in General Relativity
Av Allen I. Janis, John R. Porter
Inbunden, 1992
1098 kr
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Einstein the Formative Years, 1879–1909
Häftad, 2014
586 kr
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This volume brings together some of the best recent scholarship on what might be termed Einstein's formative period, that is, the thirty years before he obtained his first academic position in 1909. Topics covered include Einstein's early reading and his university education, his early views on …
Attraction of Gravitation
New Studies in the History of General Relativity
Av John Earman, Michel Janssen m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
1861 kr
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Devoted to the history of general relativity, this text provides reviews from scholars all over the world. Many of the papers originated at the Third International Conference on the History of General Relativity, held at the University of Pittsburgh in the summer of 1991. Topics covered include: …
Mach's Principle
From Newton's Bucket to Quantum Gravity
Av Julian B. Barbour, Herbert Pfister
Inbunden, 1995
2734 kr
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This volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity. 20th-century physics is concerned with the concepts of time,space, motion, …
Expanding Worlds of General Relativity
Av Hubert Goenner, Jürgen Renn m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
1643 kr
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The past decade has seen a considerable surge of interest in historical and philo sophical studies of gravitation and relativity, due not only to the tremendous amount of world-wide research in general relativity and its theoretical and observational consequences, but also to an increasing …
Einstein from 'B' to 'Z'
Av John Stachel
Inbunden, 2001
2323 kr
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[see attached]{\it Einstein from 'B' to 'Z'} is a unique collection of essays on A. Einstein that have been written by John Stachel, a physicist and historian of science of renown. Stachel has written about Einstein---the man, his philosophy, and his work---for more than 40 years. Key features of …
Einstein Studies in Russia
Av Y. Balashov, V.P. Vizgin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
879 kr
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This volume presents a selection of contributions by Russian scholars - historians and philosophers to science - to the Einstein Studies industry, broadly construed. This work explores the historical and foundational issues in general relativity and relativistic cosmology, Einstein's contributions …
Universe of General Relativity
Inbunden, 2005
1643 kr
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A century ago, in 1905, Albert Einstein published, “On the Electrodynamics of M- ing Bodies,” in which the foundations were laid for the Special Theory of Relativity. Ten years later his relativistic theory of gravitation and the General Theory of Relat- ity appeared. Fifty years ago, Einstein …
Einstein and the Changing Worldviews of Physics
Av Christoph Lehner, Jürgen Renn m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
1098 kr
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This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein’s pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the …
Einstein Studies in Russia
Av Yuri Balashov, Vladimir Vizgin
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
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This volume offers a selection of the best contributions by Russian scholars--historians and philosophers of science--to the Einstein Studies industry, broadly construed. Most of the papers included here were first published in Russian in the 'Einshteinovskiy Sbornik' series (Einstein Studies), the …
Expanding Worlds of General Relativity
Av Hubert Goenner, Jürgen Renn m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
1643 kr
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The past decade has seen a considerable surge of interest in historical and philo sophical studies of gravitation and relativity, due not only to the tremendous amount of world-wide research in general relativity and its theoretical and observational consequences, but also to an increasing …
Towards a Theory of Spacetime Theories
Av Dennis Lehmkuhl, Gregor Schiemann m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1422 kr
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This contributed volume is the result of a July 2010 workshop at the University of Wuppertal Interdisciplinary Centre for Science and Technology Studies which brought together world-wide experts from physics, philosophy and history, in order to address a set of questions first posed in the 1950s: …
Beyond Einstein
Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century
Av David E. Rowe, Tilman Sauer m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1639 kr
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This volume explores the interplay between mathematical and physical research and the interactions of twentieth-century scientists within their academic communities. Beginning with Einstein’s general theory of relativity, the authors investigate a series of dramatic discoveries and rival theories …
Towards a Theory of Spacetime Theories
Av Dennis Lehmkuhl, Gregor Schiemann m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
986 kr
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This contributed volume is the result of a July 2010 workshop at the University of Wuppertal Interdisciplinary Centre for Science and Technology Studies which brought together world-wide experts from physics, philosophy and history, in order to address a set of questions first posed in the 1950s: …
Beyond Einstein
Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century
Av David E. Rowe, Tilman Sauer m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
1639 kr
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This volume explores the interplay between mathematical and physical research and the interactions of twentieth-century scientists within their academic communities. Beginning with Einstein’s general theory of relativity, the authors investigate a series of dramatic discoveries and rival theories …
Thinking About Space and Time
100 Years of Applying and Interpreting General Relativity
Av Claus Beisbart, Tilman Sauer m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1316 kr
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This volume offers an integrated understanding of how the theory of general relativity gained momentum after Einstein had formulated it in 1915. Chapters focus on the early reception of the theory in physics and philosophy and on the systematic questions that emerged shortly after Einstein's …
Thinking About Space and Time
100 Years of Applying and Interpreting General Relativity
Av Claus Beisbart, Tilman Sauer m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
1316 kr
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This volume offers an integrated understanding of how the theory of general relativity gained momentum after Einstein had formulated it in 1915. Chapters focus on the early reception of the theory in physics and philosophy and on the systematic questions that emerged shortly after Einstein's …
Renaissance of General Relativity in Context
Av Alexander S. Blum, Roberto Lalli m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1534 kr
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This contributed volume explores the renaissance of general relativity after World War II, when it transformed from a marginal theory into a cornerstone of modern physics. Chapters explore key historical processes related to the theory of general relativity, in addition to presenting a thorough …
Renaissance of General Relativity in Context
Av Alexander S. Blum, Roberto Lalli m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
1534 kr
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This contributed volume explores the renaissance of general relativity after World War II, when it transformed from a marginal theory into a cornerstone of modern physics. Chapters explore key historical processes related to the theory of general relativity, in addition to presenting a thorough …
Einstein at Work on Unified Field Theory
The Five-Dimensional Einstein-Bergmann Approach
Inbunden, 2024
1583 kr
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This book meticulously examines over one hundred documents of research notes by Albert Einstein, many of which were previously unidentified, held in the archives of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Einstein Papers Project at Caltech. Focused on Einstein's quest for a five-dimensional …
Einstein at Work on Unified Field Theory
The Five-Dimensional Einstein-Bergmann Approach
Häftad, 2025
1425 kr
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This book meticulously examines over one hundred documents of research notes by Albert Einstein, many of which were previously unidentified, held in the archives of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Einstein Papers Project at Caltech. Focused on Einstein's quest for a five-dimensional …
