Beyond Einstein Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rowe, David E. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Sauer, Tilman (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Walter, Scott A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Einstein Studies, 14
• Subjects: Mathematics.; History.; Gravitation.; Quantum physics.; Differential geometry.; Philosophy and science.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Quantum Physics.; Differential Geometry.; Philosophy of Science.

This volume explores the interplay between mathematical and physical research and the interactions of twentieth-century scientists within their academic communities. Beginning with Einstein's general theory of relativity, the authors investigate a series of dramatic discoveries and rival theori...