| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 363 pages) : illustrations |
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CNRS editions ; 15 |
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CNRS histoire des sciences ; 15 |
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CNRS editions ; 15
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CNRS histoire des sciences ; 15.
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| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction : a difficult theory -- 1. The speed of light and classical physics -- 2. Light and the structure of space-time -- 3. Toward a new theory of gravitation -- 4. Einstein's principles -- 5. The birth of general relativity -- 6. General relativity : a physical geometry -- 7. Relativity verified : Mercury's anomaly -- 8. Relativity verified : the deflection of light rays -- 9. Relativity verified : the line shift -- 10. The crossing of the desert -- 11. An unpopular theory -- 12. The rejection of black holes -- 13. Paths in Schwarzschild's space-time -- 14. No ordinary stars -- 15. Gravitation, astrophysics, and cosmology -- Afterword : The paths of general relativity -- Bibliography -- Name index |
| Summary |
"Almost one hundred years after general relativity replaced Newton's theory of gravitation, The Curious History of Relativity tells the story of the events surrounding general relativity and the techniques employed by Einstein and the relativists to construct, develop, and understand his almost impenetrable theory. Jean Eisenstaedt, one of the world's leading experts on the subject, also discusses the theory's place in the evolution of twentieth-century physics. He describes the main stages in the development of general relativity: its beginnings, its strange crossing of the desert during Einstein's lifetime while under heated criticism, and its new life from the 1960s on, when it became vital to the understanding of black holes and the observation of exotic objects, and, eventually, to the discovery of the accelerating universe."--Jacket |
| Analysis |
History of science - Nuclear physics - 20th century |
| Notes |
Translation of: Einstein et la relativité générale |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-360) and index |
| Notes |
In English, translated from French |
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Print version record |
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 |
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Einstein, Albert, (1879-1955) |
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General relativity (Physics)
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Space and time.
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Relativity.
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General relativity (Physics)
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Space and time
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Algemene relativiteitstheorie.
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Wetenschapsdynamica.
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Relativité générale (physique)
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Espace-temps.
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Physique -- Histoire.
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Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie -- Geschichte.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780691186757 |
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0691186758 |
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