How Einstein found his field equations : sources and interpretation / / Michel Janssen and Jürgen Renn

• Autore: Janssen Michel <1953->
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (364 pages)
• Disciplina: 530.01
• Soggetto topico: Relativity (Physics); Relativity (Physics) - History; Relativitat (Física); Història
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): RennJürgen
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I Essay: How Einstein Found His Field Equations -- Chapter 1 Overview of the contents of this volume -- Chapter 2 From the Entwurf field equations to the Einstein field equations: a first pass -- 2.1 "With a heavy heart'' -- 2.2 "Every year he retracts what he wrote the year before'' -- 2.3 "Nostrified'' -- Chapter 3 The Zurich Notebook: How Einstein found the Entwurf field equations -- 3.1 The mathematical strategy -- 3.2 The physical strategy -- Chapter 4 Consolidating the Entwurf Theory -- 4.1 The hole argument -- 4.2 A variational formalism for the Entwurf field equations -- 4.3 The Entwurf theory, the Nordström theory, and Hilbert's theory -- Chapter 5 The Entwurf field Equations as the scaffold for the Einstein field equations -- 5.1 The "fateful prejudice'' and the "key to the solution'' -- 5.2 Untying the knot -- 5.3 Physics, mathematics or both? -- 5.4 Finishing touches -- 5.5 Scaffold and arch -- Chapter 6 Mercury's perihelion: From 18'' in the Entwurf theory to 43'' in general relativity -- Chapter 7 Beyond the search for field equations -- 7.1 Cosmology as a continuation of the mathematical strategy -- 7.2 Gravitational waves as a continuation of the physical strategy -- Part II Sources -- Chapter 1 The Zurich Notebook -- 1.1 Facsimile -- 1.2 Transcription -- 1.3 Commentary -- Chapter 2 The Einstein-Besso Manuscript on the Perihelion Motion of Mercury -- 2.1 Facsimile -- 2.2 Transcription -- 2.3 Commentary -- Chapter 3 The Formal Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity. The Differential Equations of the Gravitational Field (Part D, 12-15) -- 3.1 Facsimile -- 3.2 Translation -- The Formal Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity. -- 3.3 Commentary -- Introduction to section D -- Chapter 4 Einstein to Freundlich, September 30, 1915 -- 4.1 Transcription -- 4.2 Translation. ; 4.3 Commentary -- Chapter 5 Einstein to Hendrik A. Lorentz, October 12, 1915 -- 5.1 Transcription -- 5.2 Translation -- 5.3 Commentary -- Chapter 6 The November 1915 Papers -- 6.1 On the general theory of relativity -- 6.1.1 Facsimile -- 6.1.2 Translation -- On the General Theory of Relativity -- 6.1.3 Commentary -- Introduction -- 6.2 On the general theory of relativity (addendum) -- 6.2.1 Facsimile -- 6.2.2 Translation -- On the general theory of relativity (Addendum) -- 6.2.3 Commentary -- 6.3 Explanation of the perihelion motion of Mercury on the basis of the general theory of relativity -- 6.3.1 Facsimile -- 6.3.2 Translation -- Explanation of the Perihelion motion of Mercury from the General Theory of Relativity -- 6.33 Commentary -- Introduction -- 6.4 The field equations of gravitation -- 6.4.1 Facsimile -- 6.4.2 Translation -- The Field Equations of Gravitation -- 6.4.3 Commentary -- Chapter 7 Einstein to Arnold Sommerfeld, November 28, 1915 -- 7.1 Transcription -- 7.2 Translation -- 7.3 Commentary -- Chapter 8 Einstein to Paul Ehrenfest, January, 1916 -- 8.1 Facsimile -- 8.2 Transcription -- 8.3 Translation -- 8.4 Commentary -- Chapter 9 The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity. Riedmann-Christoffel tenson of ( 12) and Theory of the Gravitational Field (Part C, 13-18) -- 9.1 Facsimile -- 9.2 Translation -- The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity. Riedmann-Christoffel tenson of ( 12) and Theory of the Gravitational Field (Part C, 13-18) -- 9.3 Commentary -- Chapter 10 Hamilton's Principle and the General Theory of Relativity -- 10.1 Facsimile -- 10.2 Translation -- Hamilton's Principle and the General Theory of Relativity -- 10.3 Commentary -- Introduction -- References -- Blank Page.
• Titolo autorizzato: How Einstein found his field equations
• ISBN: 3-030-97955-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996483153903316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Classic Texts in the Sciences