Foundations of Space-Time Theories - Michael Friedman

Foundations of Space-Time Theories

Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science
Buch | Hardcover
404 Seiten
2016
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-63855-3 (ISBN)
179,95 inkl. MwSt
This book, explores the conceptual foundations of Einstein's theory of relativity: the fascinating, yet tangled, web of philosophical, mathematical, and physical ideas that is the source of the theory's enduring philosophical interest. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again m
This book, explores the conceptual foundations of Einstein's theory of relativity: the fascinating, yet tangled, web of philosophical, mathematical, and physical ideas that is the source of the theory's enduring philosophical interest. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*I. Introduction: Relativity Theory and Logical Positivism, pg. 1*II. Space-Time Theories, pg. 32*III. Newtonian Physics, pg. 71*IV. Special Relativity, pg. 125*V. General Relativity, pg. 177*VI. Relationalism, pg. 216*VII. Conventionalism, pg. 264*Appendix: Differential Geometry, pg. 340*Bibliography, pg. 368*Index, pg. 377

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Princeton Legacy Library
Verlagsort New Jersey
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 482 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Relativitätstheorie
ISBN-10 0-691-63855-1 / 0691638551
ISBN-13 978-0-691-63855-3 / 9780691638553
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