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Beyond Einstein [[electronic resource] ] : Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century / / edited by David E. Rowe, Tilman Sauer, Scott A. Walter
| Beyond Einstein [[electronic resource] ] : Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century / / edited by David E. Rowe, Tilman Sauer, Scott A. Walter |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (500 pages) |
| Disciplina | 530.11 |
| Collana | Einstein Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
History Gravitation Quantum physics Differential geometry Philosophy and science History of Mathematical Sciences Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Quantum Physics Differential Geometry Philosophy of Science |
| ISBN | 1-4939-7708-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Part I Mathematical and Physical Underpinnings of Spacetimes -- Figures of Light in the Early History of Relativity (1905–1914) -- The Behaviour of Rods and Clocks in General Relativity and the Meaning of the Metric Field -- Hilbert on General Covariance and Causality -- Part II Testing General Relativity and Rival Theories -- Putting General Relativity to the Test: Twentieth Century Highlights and Twenty-First Century Prospects -- Rotating Hollow and Full Spheres: Einsein, Thirring, Lense, and Beyond -- Relativistic Lighthouses: The Role of the Binary Pulsar in Proving the Existence of Gravitational Waves -- The Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force -- Part III Geometry and Cosmology, Past and Present -- Cyclic Models of the Relativistic Universe: The Early History -- Inflation and the Origins of Structure -- Problems with Modified Theories of Gravity, as Alternatives to Dark Energy -- The Unexpected Resurgence of Weyl Geometry in Late 20th-Century Physics -- Part IV Mathematical Motifs in General Relativity and Beyond -- Matter from Space -- The Surprising Resolution of the Poincarén Conjecture -- Unified Field Theory up to the 1960s: Its Development and Some Interactions Among Research Groups -- Part V Quantum Gravity, Conformal Boundaries, and String Theory -- The Formulation of Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime -- Conformal Infinity – Development and Applications -- String Theory and Spacetime Geometry -- Conference Program. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300549203321 |
| New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Philosophy of Historical Case Studies [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Tilman Sauer, Raphael Scholl
| The Philosophy of Historical Case Studies [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Tilman Sauer, Raphael Scholl |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (VIII, 296 p. 25 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 100 |
| Collana | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science |
| Soggetto topico |
History
Philosophy and science History of Science Philosophy of Science |
| ISBN | 3-319-30229-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction; Tilman Sauer and Raphel Scholl -- Chapter 1: Telling and Evaluating Philosophical Tales about the Scientific Past; Theodore Arabatzis -- Chapter 2: “Baseline” and “Snapshot”: Some Philosophical Reflections on an Approach to Historical Case Studies; Giora Hon -- Chapter 3: The Pluralism of Theory-Laden Narratives: Can Case Studies Decide Arguments in the Philosophy of Science? Katherina Kinzel -- Chapter 4: The Lotka-Volterra Model Revisited; Tarja Knuuttila and Andrea Loettgers -- Chapter 5: Underdetermination in 19th Century Electrodynamics: Developing a Philosophical Position Based on a Historical Case Study; Wolfgang Pietsch -- Chapter 6: Case Studies: Why the Philosopher’s Dilemma Misses the Point; Kärin Nickelsen -- Chapter 7: Multiple Perspectives on the Stern-Gerlach Experiment; Tilman Sauer -- Chapter 8: The Role of Case Studies in the New Experimentalism; Friedrich Steinle -- Chapter 9: Towards a Methodology for Integrated History and Philosophy of Science; Raphael Scholl and Tim Räz -- Chapter 10: The Discovery of Elementary Particles: Why We Should Bother about the Ways of Telling the Story; Adrian Wüthrich. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254782103321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Thinking about space and time : 100 years of applying and interpreting / / Claus Beisbart, Tilman Sauer, Christian Wüthrich, editors
| Thinking about space and time : 100 years of applying and interpreting / / Claus Beisbart, Tilman Sauer, Christian Wüthrich, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Birkhäuser, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVIII, 267 p. 8 illus., 3 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 530.11 |
| Collana | Einstein Studies |
| Soggetto topico | Space and time - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 3-030-47782-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Space and Time 62 Years After the Berne Conference -- Einstein's Conflicting Heuristics: The Discovery of General Relativity -- Historical and Philosophical Aspects of the Einstein World -- Stability in Cosmology, from Einstein to Inflation -- The Einstein-Rosen Bridge and the Einstein Podolsky Rosen Argument: Singularities and Separability -- A Raum with a View: Hermann Weyl and the Problem of Space -- Friedman and Some of his Critics on the Foundations of General Relativity -- Interpretations of GR as Guidelines for Theory Change -- Explanation, Geometry, and Conspiracy in Relativity Theory -- Geometry and Motion in General Relativity -- The Metaphysics of Machian Frame-Dragging -- Approximate Local Poincaré Spacetime Symmetry in General Relativity. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910427684303321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Birkhäuser, , [2020] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Thinking about space and time : 100 years of applying and interpreting / / Claus Beisbart, Tilman Sauer, Christian Wüthrich, editors
| Thinking about space and time : 100 years of applying and interpreting / / Claus Beisbart, Tilman Sauer, Christian Wüthrich, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Birkhäuser, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVIII, 267 p. 8 illus., 3 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 530.11 |
| Collana | Einstein Studies |
| Soggetto topico | Space and time - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 3-030-47782-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Space and Time 62 Years After the Berne Conference -- Einstein's Conflicting Heuristics: The Discovery of General Relativity -- Historical and Philosophical Aspects of the Einstein World -- Stability in Cosmology, from Einstein to Inflation -- The Einstein-Rosen Bridge and the Einstein Podolsky Rosen Argument: Singularities and Separability -- A Raum with a View: Hermann Weyl and the Problem of Space -- Friedman and Some of his Critics on the Foundations of General Relativity -- Interpretations of GR as Guidelines for Theory Change -- Explanation, Geometry, and Conspiracy in Relativity Theory -- Geometry and Motion in General Relativity -- The Metaphysics of Machian Frame-Dragging -- Approximate Local Poincaré Spacetime Symmetry in General Relativity. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996418448203316 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Birkhäuser, , [2020] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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