The Attraction of Gravitation: New Studies in the History of General Relativity / Edition 1

by John Earman, Michel Janssen, John D. Norton

Overview

Devoted to the history of general relativity, this text provides reviews from scholars all over the world. Many of the papers originated at the Third International Conference on the History of General Relativity, held at the University of Pittsburgh in the summer of 1991. Topics covered include: disputes with Einstein; the empirical basis of general relativity; variational principles in general relativity; the reception and development of general relativity; and cosmology and general relativity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780817636241
Publisher:	Birkhäuser Boston
Publication date:	12/01/1993
Series:	Einstein Studies , #5
Edition description:	1993
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)