Physics before and after Einstein / edited by Marco Mamone Capria.
It is now a century ago that one of the icons of modern physics published some of the most influential scientific papers of all times. With his work on relativity and quantum theory, Albert Einstein has altered the field of physics forever. It should not come as a surprise that looking back at Einst...
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| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Title page; Preface; Contents; Albert Einstein: A Portrait; Mechanics and Electromagnetism in the Late Nineteenth Century: The Dynamics of Maxwell's Ether; Mechanistic Science, Thermodynamics, and Industry at the End of the Nineteenth Century; The Origins and Concepts of Special Relativity; General Relativity: Gravitation as Geometry and the Machian Programme; The Rebirth of Cosmology: From the Static to the Expanding Universe; Testing Relativity; Einstein and Quantum Theory; The Quantum Debate: From Einstein to Bell and Beyond
- Special Relativity and the Development of High-Energy Particle Physics Quantum Theory and Gravitation; Super luminal Waves and Objects: Theory and Experiments. A Panoramic Introduction; Standard Cosmology and Other Possible Universes