Foundations of Space-Time Theories (eBook)

Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science

Michael Friedman (Autor)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
404 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-5512-4 (ISBN)

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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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.7.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Absolute rotation • acceleration • Affine connection • atomic theory • Axiom • Center of mass (relativistic) • classical electromagnetism • classical mechanics • Classical physics • Conjunction (astronomy) • Continuum Mechanics • coordinate system • Coordinate time • cosmological constant • cotangent space • Dimension • Einstein Field Equations • Einstein notation • Einstein tensor • elementary particle • Emission theory • Equation • Equations of motion • Equivalence Principle • Euclidean space • Explanation • explanatory power • four-dimensional space • Galilean Transformation • general covariance • General relativity • geodesic • Geodesics in general relativity • Geodesy • Geometry • gravitational acceleration • Gravitational constant • Gravitational Energy • Gravitational Field • gravitational potential • Gravitational Wave • Gravity • Hyperbolic Geometry • hyperbolic space • hypersurface • hypothesis • inference • Lorentz covariance • Lorentz Group • Lorentz transformation • mass distribution • mass–energy equivalence • Massive particle • Mechanics • Metric Space • Metric tensor • Metric tensor (general relativity) • Minkowski space • Newtonian dynamics • Newton's law of universal gravitation • Newton's laws of motion • Non-Euclidean geometry • Ontology • Orbit • Phase space • Philosophy of Physics • Philosophy of Space and Time • physical cosmology • Potential Theory • Principle of Relativity • Probability Theory • Pseudo-Riemannian manifold • Pythagorean Theorem • relative velocity • relativistic dynamics • Relativity of simultaneity • Ricci curvature • Riemannian manifold • Scalar (physics) • scientific theory • Simultaneity • space • Special case • Special relativity • Speed of Light • symmetrization • Symmetry group • Tangent Space • theoretical physics • theory • Theory Choice • Theory of relativity • Three-dimensional space (mathematics) • Topological space • two-dimensional space • Unification (computer science) • Variable (mathematics) • Vector field • Vector Space • verificationism
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-5512-8 / 1400855128
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-5512-4 / 9781400855124