Einstein's Unification

ISBN-13: 9781108703031 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 223 str.

Jeroen Van Dongen

Opis

Shedding new light on Einstein's study of unified field theory, this book will interest physicists, historians and philosophers of science.

Recenzje

'… a superb account of Einstein's strategy in discovering the general theory of relativity …' Mathematical Reviews

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Formulating the gravitational field equations; 2. On the method of theoretical physics; 3. Unification and field theory; 4. Experiment and experience; 5. The method as directive: semivectors; 6. Unification in five dimensions; 7. The method and the quantum; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.