Einstein's unification:
Why did Einstein tirelessly study unified field theory for more than 30 years? In this book, the author argues that Einstein believed he could find a unified theory of all of nature's forces by repeating the methods he thought he had used when he formulated general relativity. The book discusse...
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| Summary: | Why did Einstein tirelessly study unified field theory for more than 30 years? In this book, the author argues that Einstein believed he could find a unified theory of all of nature's forces by repeating the methods he thought he had used when he formulated general relativity. The book discusses Einstein's route to the general theory of relativity, focusing on the philosophical lessons that he learnt. It then addresses his quest for a unified theory for electromagnetism and gravity, discussing in detail his efforts with Kaluza-Klein and, surprisingly, the theory of spinors. From these perspectives, Einstein's critical stance towards the quantum theory comes to stand in a new light. This book will be of interest to physicists, historians and philosophers of science |
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| spelling | Dongen, Jeroen van 1974- Verfasser aut Einstein's unification Jeroen van Dongen Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010 1 online resource (x, 213 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) 1. Formulating the gravitational field equations -- 2. On the method of theoretical physics -- 3. Unification and field theory -- 4. Experiment and experience -- 5. The method as directive: semivectors -- 6. Unification in five dimensions -- 7. The method and the quantum -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Why did Einstein tirelessly study unified field theory for more than 30 years? In this book, the author argues that Einstein believed he could find a unified theory of all of nature's forces by repeating the methods he thought he had used when he formulated general relativity. The book discusses Einstein's route to the general theory of relativity, focusing on the philosophical lessons that he learnt. It then addresses his quest for a unified theory for electromagnetism and gravity, discussing in detail his efforts with Kaluza-Klein and, surprisingly, the theory of spinors. From these perspectives, Einstein's critical stance towards the quantum theory comes to stand in a new light. This book will be of interest to physicists, historians and philosophers of science Einstein, Albert / 1879-1955 Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 (DE-588)118529579 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte Philosophie Quantentheorie General relativity (Physics) / History Quantum theory / Philosophy Einheitliche Feldtheorie (DE-588)4151303-4 gnd rswk-swf Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie (DE-588)4112491-1 gnd rswk-swf Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 (DE-588)118529579 p Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie (DE-588)4112491-1 s Einheitliche Feldtheorie (DE-588)4151303-4 s 1\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-88346-7 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511781377 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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