Helmholtz, Riemann, and the sirens: sound, color, and the ``problem of space

DOI10.1007/S00016-013-0109-1MaRDI QIDQ892377zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Peter Pesic

Publication date 19 November 2015

Published in Physics in Perspective (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00016-013-0109-1

zbMATH Keywords

RiemannEinsteinspacevisionHelmholtzhearing

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60)

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