Overview
- Examines the 100 years of work surrounding Einstein’s general relativity from a historical and philosophical perspective
- Collects original research from leading authors in various fields, presenting a truly multidisciplinary approach
- Analyzes past theories of spacetime and gravitation, while also looking toward the future
Part of the book series: Einstein Studies (EINSTEIN, volume 15)
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Table of contents(12 chapters)
Keywords
- general relativity
- general relativity explained
- general relativity Einstein
- general theory of relativity
- special theory of relativity
- special theory general theory relativity
- Einstein field equations
- spacetime
- cosmology relativity
- inflationary cosmology
- two-body problem
- Einstein-Rosen bridge
- Weyl's theorem
- Mach's principle
- Minkowski spacetime
About this book
- Heuristics used in the discovery of general relativity
- Mach's Principle
- The structure of Einstein's theory
- Cosmology and the Einstein world
- Stability of cosmological models
- The metaphysical nature of spacetime
- The relationship between spacetime and dynamics
- The Geodesic Principle
- Symmetries
Thinking About Space and Time will be a valuable resource for historians of science and philosophers who seek a deeper knowledge of the (early and later) uses of general relativity, as well as for physicists and mathematicians interested in exploring the wider historical and philosophical context of Einstein's theory.
Reviews
“This book should prove interesting for those looking for a survey of current work on a theory which is over a century old but still a topic of current research, not just on its applications but, as emphasized here, on its foundations as well.” (Phillip Helbig, The Observatory, Vol. 141 (1281), April, 2021)
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Philosophy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Claus Beisbart
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Institute of Mathematics, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Tilman Sauer
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Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
Christian Wüthrich
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thinking About Space and Time
Book Subtitle: 100 Years of Applying and Interpreting General Relativity
Editors: Claus Beisbart, Tilman Sauer, Christian Wüthrich
Series Title: Einstein Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47782-0
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47781-3Published: 26 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47784-4Published: 27 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-47782-0Published: 25 September 2020
Series ISSN: 2381-5833
Series E-ISSN: 2381-5841
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 267
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Philosophy of Science