Einstein, 1905–2005 Poincaré Seminar 2005 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Damour, Thibault (Editor), Darrigol, Olivier (Editor), Duplantier, Bertrand (Editor), Rivasseau, Vincent (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel, 2006.
• Series: Progress in Mathematical Physics ; 47
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

The Poincaré Seminar is held twice a year at the Institute Henri Poincaré in Paris. The goal of this seminar is to provide up-to-date information about general topics of great interest in physics. Both the theoretical and experimental results are covered, with some historical background. Particular...

Table of Contents:

• The Genesis of the Theory of Relativity
• Special Relativity: A Centenary Perspective
• From Euclid’s Geometry to Minkowski’s Spacetime
• The de Sitter and anti-de Sitter Sightseeing Tour
• Experiments with Single Photons
• Einstein 1905–1955: His Approach to Physics
• On Boltzmann’s Principle and Some Immediate Consequences Thereof
• Brownian Motion, “Diverse and Undulating”.