Beyond Einstein
Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century
Editors: Rowe, David E, Sauer, Tilman, Walter, Scott (Eds.)
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- 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
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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 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.
- Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Figures of Light in the Early History of Relativity (1905–1914)
Pages 3-50
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The Behaviour of Rods and Clocks in General Relativity and the Meaning of the Metric Field
Pages 51-66
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Hilbert on General Covariance and Causality
Pages 67-77
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Putting General Relativity to the Test: Twentieth-Century Highlights and Twenty-First-Century Prospects
Pages 81-96
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Rotating Hollow and Full Spheres: Einstein, Thirring, Lense, and Beyond
Pages 97-110
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Beyond Einstein
- Book Subtitle
- Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century
- Editors
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- David E Rowe
- Tilman Sauer
- Scott Walter
- Series Title
- Einstein Studies
- Series Volume
- 14
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Basel
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4939-7708-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4939-7708-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4939-7706-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4939-9263-8
- Series ISSN
- 2381-5833
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXIII, 492
- Number of Illustrations
- 57 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
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