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Author Kosmann-Schwarzbach, Yvette, 1941-

Title The Noether theorems : invariance and conservation laws in the 20th century / Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach ; translated by Bertram E. Schwarzbach
Published New York : Springer, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (300 xiii, 205 pages) : illustrations
Series Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and the physical sciences
Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences.
Summary In 1915 and 1916 Emmy Noether was asked by Felix Klein and David Hilbert to assist them in understanding issues involved in any attempt to formulate a general theory of relativity, in particular the new ideas of Einstein. She was consulted particularly over the difficult issue of the form a law of conservation of energy could take in the new theory, and she succeeded brilliantly, finding two deep theorems. But between 1916 and 1950, the theorem was poorly understood and Noether's name disappeared almost entirely. People like Klein and Einstein did little more then mention her name in the vario
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-198) and index
Subject Noether's theorem.
Noether's theorem
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780387878683
0387878688
9780387878676
038787867X
Other Titles Théorèmes de Noether. English