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Einstein's Unification - Couverture rigide

Dongen, Jeroen Van Van

 
9780521883467: Einstein's Unification
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521883466 ISBN 13 : 9780521883467
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Why did Einstein tirelessly study unified field theory for more than thirty years? In this book, the author argues that Einstein believed he could find a unified theory of all of nature's forces by repeating the methods he thought he had used when he formulated general relativity. The book discusses Einstein's route to the general theory of relativity, focusing on the philosophical lessons that he learnt. It then addresses his quest for a unified theory for electromagnetism and gravity, discussing in detail his efforts with Kaluza-Klein and, surprisingly, the theory of spinors. From these perspectives, Einstein's critical stance towards the quantum theory comes to stand in a new light. This book will be of interest to physicists, historians and philosophers of science.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jeroen van Dongen is Assistant Professor at the Institute for History and Foundations of Science at Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands, and has served as Associate Editor of the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein at the California Institute of Technology.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521883466
ISBN 13 
9780521883467
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
224
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