How Einstein created relativity out of physics and astronomy.

DOI10.1007/978-1-4614-4782-5zbMATH Open1252.83002OpenAlexW4300951425MaRDI QIDQ444345FDOQ444345

Authors: David Topper 

Publication date: 14 August 2012

Published in: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://cds.cern.ch/record/1493256

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zbMATH Keywords

Einstein's theory of relativitymodern cosmology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies (01A70) Unified quantum theories (81V22) Special relativity (83A05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Astrophysical cosmology (85A40) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-01) History of relativity and gravitational theory (83-03)

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