Description |
xii, 445 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
Einstein studies ; v. 1 |
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Einstein studies ; v. 1
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Contents |
What was Einstein's principle of equivalence? / John Norton -- The rigidly rotating disk as the "missing link" in the history of general relativity / John Stachel -- Einstein's search for general covariance, 1912- 1915 / John Stachel -- How Einstein found his field equations, 1912-1915 / John Norton -- Max Abraham and the reception of relativity in Italy / Carlo Cattani and Michelangelo De Maria -- The 1915 epistolary controversy between Einstein and Tullio Levi-Civita / Carlo Cattani and Michelangelo De Maria -- Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, the ether, and the general theory of relativity / A.J. Kox -- The early interpretation of the Schwarzschild solution / Jean Eisenstaedt -- The early history of the "problem of motion" in general relativity / Peter Havas -- The low water mark of general relativity, 1925-1955 / Jean Eisenstaedt -- The canonical formulation of general-relativistic theories / Peter G. Bergmann -- Einstein, Hilbert, and Weyl / Vladimir P. Vizgin -- Inside the coconut / Michel Biezunski -- The Einstein-de Sitter controversy of 1916-1917 and the rise of relativistic cosmology / Pierre Kerszberg -- The expanding universe / George F.R. Ellis |
Analysis |
Astrophysics History Congresses |
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General History Congresses |
Notes |
"Organized under the auspices of the Boston University Center for Einstein Studies"--Preface |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 -- Congresses.
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Astrophysics -- History -- Congresses.
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General relativity (Physics) -- History -- Congresses.
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Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Author |
Howard, Don, 1949-
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Stachel, John J., 1928-
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Boston University. Center for Einstein Studies.
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Osgood Hill Conference (3rd : 1986 : North Andover, Massachusetts)
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LC no. |
89000797 |
ISBN |
0817633928 alkaline paper |
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3764333928 |
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9780817633929 alkaline paper |
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9783764333928 |
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