Topics discussed include the prehistory of special relativity, early attempts at a relativistic theory of gravitation, the beginnings of general relativity, the problem of motion in the context of relativity, conservation laws, the axiomatization of relativity, classical and contemporary cosmology, gravitation and electromagnetism, quantum gravity, and relativity as seen through the eyes of the public and renowned relativists.
Contributors: K. Brading; G. Gale; H.F.M. Goenner; J. Goldberg; S. Katzir; D. Kennefick; H. Kragh; C. Lehner; U. Majer; J. Mattingly; E.T. Newman; J.D. Norton; J. Renn; R. Rynasiewicz; J.M. SAnchez-Ron; T. Sauer; C. Smeenk; J. Stachel; M. Wazeck; and D. WA1/4nsch.
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Topics discussed include the prehistory of special relativity, early attempts at a relativistic theory of gravitation, the beginnings of general relativity, the problem of motion in the context of relativity, conservation laws, the axiomatization of relativity, classical and contemporary cosmology, gravitation and electromagnetism, quantum gravity, and relativity as seen through the eyes of the public and renowned relativists.
Contributors: K. Brading; G. Gale; H.F.M. Goenner; J. Goldberg; S. Katzir; D. Kennefick; H. Kragh; C. Lehner; U. Majer; J. Mattingly; E.T. Newman; J.D. Norton; J. Renn; R. Rynasiewicz; J.M. SAnchez-Ron; T. Sauer; C. Smeenk; J. Stachel; M. Wazeck; and D. WA1/4nsch.
Imprint | Birkhauser Boston |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Einstein Studies, 11 |
Release date | November 2005 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2005 |
Editors | A.J. Kox, Jean Eisenstaedt |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 383 |
Edition | 2005 ed. |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8176-4380-5 |
Barcode | 9780817643805 |
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LSN | 0-8176-4380-X |