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Blum, Alexander S |
The Renaissance of General Relativity in Context |
I09424 |
2020 |
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Baracca, Angelo |
The History of Physics in Cuba |
I05931 |
2014 |
eBook |
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Renn, J??rgen |
The Genesis of General Relativity |
I05789 |
2007 |
eBook |
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| Title | The Renaissance of General Relativity in Context |
| Author(s) | Blum, Alexander S;Lalli, Roberto;Renn, J??rgen |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Birkh??user
2. Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | X, 406 p. 29 illus., 27 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This contributed volume explores the renaissance of general relativity after World War II, when it transformed from a marginal theory into a cornerstone of modern physics. Chapters explore key historical processes related to the theory of general relativity, in addition to presenting a thorough treatment of the relevant science behind these episodes. A broad historiographical framework is introduced first, thus providing the broad context in which the given computational approaches and case studies occurred. Written by an international and interdisciplinary group of expert authors, these chapters will bring readers to a more complete understanding of Einstein???s theory. Specific topics include: Social and citation networks The Fock-Infeld dispute Wheeler???s turn to gravitation theory The position of general relativity in theories of fundamental interactions The pursuit of a quantum theory of gravity The emergence of dark matter in relation to cosmological models Institutional frameworks for gravitational wave search in Europe The Renaissance of General Relativity in Context is ideal for historians, philosophers, and sociologists of science. Students and researchers in physics will also be interested in the topics explored |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030507541 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. GRAVITATION
5. HISTORY
6. History of Mathematical Sciences
7. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
8. MATHEMATICS
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| Title | The History of Physics in Cuba |
| Author(s) | Baracca, Angelo;Renn, J??rgen;Wendt, Helge |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2014. |
| Description | XXVI, 446 p. 24 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book brings together a broad spectrum of authors, both from inside and from outside Cuba, who describe the development of Cuba's scientific system from the colonial period to the present. It is a unique documentation of the self-organizing power of a local scientific community engaged in scientific research on an international level. The first part includes several contributions that reconstruct the different stages of the history of physics in Cuba, from its beginnings in the late colonial era to the present. The second part comprises testimonies of Cuban physicists, who offer lively insights from the perspective of the actors themselves. The third part presents a series of testimonies by foreign physicists, some of whom were directly involved in developing Cuban physics, in particular in the development of teaching and research activities in the early years of the Escuela de F??sica. The fourth part of the volume deals with some of the issues surrounding the publishing of scientific research in Cuba. Cuba???s recent history and current situation are very controversial issues. Little is known about the development and status of higher education and scientific research on the island. However, Cuba has one of the highest proportions in the world of people with a university degree or doctorate and is known for its highly developed medical system. This book focuses on a comprehensive overview of the history of the development of one specific scientific discipline: physics in Cuba. It traces the evolution of an advanced research system in a developing country and shows a striking capacity to link the development of modern research with the concrete needs of the country and its population. A little known aspect is the active participation of several ???western??? physicists and technicians during the 1960s, the role of summer schools, organized by French, Italian, and other western physicists, as well as the active collaboration with European universities |
| ISBN,Price | 9789401780414 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Culture???Study and teaching
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. HISTORY
5. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
6. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
7. PHYSICS
8. Regional and Cultural Studies
9. Regional economics
10. Regional/Spatial Science
11. Spatial economics
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| Title | The Genesis of General Relativity : Sources and Interpretations |
| Author(s) | Renn, J??rgen |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2007. |
| Description | VIII, 619 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This four-volume work represents the most comprehensive documentation and study of the creation of general relativity; one of the fundamental physical theories of the 20th century. It comprises key sources from Einstein and others who from the late 19th to the early 20th century contributed to this monumental development. Some of these sources are presented here in translation for the first time. Einstein???s famous Zurich notebook, which documents the pivotal steps toward general relativity, is reproduced here for the first time and transcribed in its entirety. The volumes offer detailed commentaries and analyses of these sources that are based on a close reading of these documents supplemented by interpretations by the leading historians of relativity. All in all, the facets of this work, based on more than a decade of research, combine to constitute one of the most in-depth studies of a scientific revolution ever written |
| ISBN,Price | 9781402040009 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. EPISTEMOLOGY
5. GRAVITATION
6. HISTORY
7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
8. PHILOSOPHY
9. Philosophy and science
10. PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE
11. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
12. Philosophy, general
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