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The Symbolic Universe: Geometry and Physics 1890-1930

The Symbolic Universe: Geometry and Physics 1890-1930


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With the development of the theory of relativity by Albert Einstein, physics underwent a revolution at the end of the 19th century. The boundaries of research were extended still further when in 1907-8 Minkowski applied geometrical ideas to this area of physics. This in turn opened the door to other researchers seeking to use non-Euclidean geometrical methods in relativity, and many notable mathematicians did so, Weyl in particular linking these ideas with broader philosophical issues in mathematics. The Symbolic Universe gives an overview of this exciting era, giving a full account for the first time of Minkowski's geometric reformulation of the theory of special relativity.

Table of Contents:
PART I Introduction Geometrizing configurations. Heinrich Hertz and his mathematical precursors Einstein, Poincaré, and the testability of geometry Geometry-formalisms and intuitions PART II Introduction The non-Euclidean style of Minkowskian relativity Geometries in collision: Einstein, Klein and Riemann Hilbert and physics (1900-1915) The Göttingen response to general relativity and Emmy Noether's theorems PART III Introduction Ricci and Levi-Civita: from differential invariants to general relativity Weyl and the theory of connections

About the Author :
Dr Jeremy J. Gray, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Computing, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA. j.j.gray@open.ac.uk

Review :
'It's expensive, The Symbolic Universe,and it is aimed at and will probably only be understood by theoretical physicists and mathematicians. But there's a gem - embedded in this collection of surveys by international authors on the relations between physics and mathematics since the development of Einstein's theory of relativity:the introducton, by editor Jeremy Gray, which offers a masterly and approachable review of the period.' New Scientist 'This volume provides a wide-ranging and detailed survey of this exciting era...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780198500889
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Geometry and Physics 1890-1930
  • Width: 163 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0198500882
  • Publisher Date: 22 Jul 1999
  • Height: 242 mm
  • No of Pages: 302
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Weight: 573 gr


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