David Hilbert's Lectures on the Foundations of Physics 1915-1927 (eBook)

David Hilbert's Lectures on the Foundations of Physics 1915-1927 2
Preface 7
Introduction 12
The Contents of the Volume 14
Hilbert's Work in Physics Represented in this Volume 17
Hilbert's ``First Communication'' and the Energy Concept 20
Hilbert's ``Second Communication'' 28
The Editing of the Texts 34
Chapter 1 The Foundations of Physics: Mitteilungen (1915, 1917) 36
Introduction 37
`Die Grundlagen der Physik. (Erste Mitteilung.)' 39
`Die Grundlagen der Physik. (Zweite Mitteilung.)' 58
Chapter 2 The Foundations of Physics: The Lectures (1916--1917) 84
Introduction 85
`Die Grundlagen der Physik' 90
Description of the Text 172
`Die Grundlagen der Physik II' 173
Description of the Text 318
Chapter 3 The Foundations of Physics: Specific Topics (1915?--1918) 319
Introduction 320
`Erste Korrektur meiner ersten Note.' 327
Description of the Text 340
Die Grundlagen der Physik. Notizen. 341
Description of the Text 344
`Das Kausalitätsprinzip in der Physik' 345
Description of the Text 356
Bucharest Lectures on Space and Time 357
Description of the Text 384
Chapter 4 Epistemological Questions of Physics (1921 and 1923) 385
Introduction 386
`Natur und mathematisches Erkennen' 392
Description of the Text 403
Grundsätzliche Fragen der modernen Physik 406
Description of the Text 443
Chapter 5 Lectures on Radiation and Quantum Theory (1912) 445
Introduction 446
`Strahlungstheorie' 451
Description of the Text 511
Chapter 6 Lectures on Quantum Theory (1922--23 and 1926--27) 512
Introduction 513
`Mathematische Grundlagen der Quantentheorie' 516
Description of the Text 611
`Mathematische Methoden der Quantentheorie' 614
Description of the Text 716
Hilbert's Lecture Courses 1886--1934 717
Bibliography 735
Index 775