The formative years of relativity : the history and meaning of Einstein's Princeton lectures /

First published in 1922 and based on lectures delivered in May 1921, Albert Einstein's The Meaning of Relativity offered an overview and explanation of the then new and controversial theory of relativity. The work would go on to become a monumental classic, printed in numerous editions and tran...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Gutfreund, Hanoch (Autor), Renn, Jürgen, 1956- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Temas:
Einstein, Albert, > 1879-1955. > Relativitätstheorie. > English.
Relativitätstheorie (Einstein, Albert)
1900-1999
General relativity (Physics) > History > 20th century.
Relativité générale (Physique) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
General relativity (Physics)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Einstein's first trip to America
  • Structure and contents of the meaning of relativity
  • Physics and geometry
  • The principles of general relativity
  • The first solutions and the challenge of their interpretation
  • Einstein and astronomers
  • The genesis of relativistic cosmology
  • The controversy over gravitational waves
  • Philosophical debates on general relativity
  • The quest for a unified field theory
  • Early monographs on relativity
  • Beyond the formative years
  • Pre-relativity physics
  • The theory of special relativity
  • The general theory of relativity
  • The general theory of relativity (continued).

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