Overview
- Presents work by leading experts in Einstein studies along with eminent physicists and mathematicians
- Explores recent developments and applications in the general theory of relativity in their historical context
- Compares the benefits and costs of twentieth-century theories that rivaled general relativity
Part of the book series: Einstein Studies (EINSTEIN, volume 14)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Mathematical and Physical Underpinnings of Spacetime
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Testing General Relativity and Rival Theories
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Geometry and Cosmology, Past and Present
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Mathematical Motifs in General Relativity and Beyond
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Quantum Gravity, Conformal Boundaries, and String Theory
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About this book
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 in physics that influenced the development of modern differential geometry. Other sections recount the numerous methods, like the resurgence of Weyl geometry, used by geometers to solve the problems revealed by those same innovations in space-time physics. The effect of general relativity on astronomy is also addressed, namely how astronomers worked through new theories like inflationary cosmology and Phoenix models.
By including recent historical research and coupling this work with many disciplines’ unique perspectives, this text provides a rich picture of general relativity and cosmology over the course of the twentieth century. The increased study on the documentation of Einstein’s early scientific work has clarified the history of science for that time and profoundly altered the way scientists view their own work, as this interdisciplinary volume demonstrates.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Beyond Einstein
Book Subtitle: Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century
Editors: David E. Rowe, Tilman Sauer, Scott A. Walter
Series Title: Einstein Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7708-6
Publisher: Birkhäuser New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-7706-2Published: 19 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-9263-8Published: 29 October 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-7708-6Published: 18 June 2018
Series ISSN: 2381-5833
Series E-ISSN: 2381-5841
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 492
Number of Illustrations: 57 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Quantum Physics, Differential Geometry, Philosophy of Science