The past decade has seen a considerable surge of interest in historical and philo sophical studies of gravitation and relativity, due not only to the tremendous amount of world-wide research in general relativity and its theoretical and observational consequences, but also to an increasing awareness that a collaboration between working scientists, historians and philosophers of science is, in this field, partic ularly promising for all participants. The expanding activity in this field is well documented by recent volumes in this Einstein Studies series on the History of General Relativity as well as by a series of international conferences on this topic at Osgood Hill (1986), Luminy (1988), and Pittsburgh (1991). The fourth of these conferences, hosted by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, was held in Berlin from 31 July to 3 August 1995, with a record attendance of some 80 historians and philosophers of science, physicists, mathematicians, and as tronomers. Based on presentations at the Berlin conference, this volume provides an overview of the present state of research in this field, documenting not only the increasing scope of recent investigations in the history of relativity and gravitation but also the emergence of several key issues that will probably remain at the focus of debate in the near future. RELATIVITY IN THE MAKING The papers of this section deal with the origins and genesis of relativity theory.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-13
9781461268505
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189258014
Product Key Features
Author
Jurgen Renn, Hubert Goenner, Jim Ritter, Tilman SAUER
Publication Name
The Expanding Worlds of General Relativity
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Science, Mathematics, Physics
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
7
Item Weight
807g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Einstein Studies
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Jim Ritter, Hubert Goenner, Tilman SAUER, Jurgen Renn