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OverviewThis volume offers a selection of the best contributions by Russian scholars--historians and philosophers of science--to the Einstein Studies industry, broadly construed. Most of the papers included here were first published in Russian in the 'Einshteinovskiy Sbornik' series (Einstein Studies), the first of its kind, and initiated in 1966 by Nobel Prize winner Igor Tamm. From 1966-1990, fourteen volumes of the 'Sbornik' were published by Nauka, the chief academic publisher in the former Soviet Union. The book explores such topics as the historical and foundational issues in general relativity and relativistic cosmology, Einstein's contributions to quantum theory of radiation, and the rise of Dirac's quantum electrodynamics. The volume also includes a detailed description of the physics colloquium Einstein established and coordinated in 1912-1914 in Zurich. The contributors draw extensively on documentation previously unavailable to most scholars. Thus the materials from various Russian archives shed new light on the famous exchange (regarding the first evolutionary cosmological models) between Einstein and Aleksandr Friedmann in the early 1920s and on the role of Boris Podolsky and Vladimir Fock in the emergence of quantum electrodynamics. The little- known correspondence between Einstein and a famous German pilot Paul Ehrhardt suggests that, during World War I, Einstein was involved with aero- and hydrodynamics and thought about ways of improving airfoil design. Other articles discuss new approaches to important questions in the foundations of general relativity and cosmology. Historians, philosophers, and sociologists of science should be prepared to find much new and unexpected material in this engaging volume presenting the best of the recent Russian scholarship in the field. The book will be accessible to the general reader as well. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Yuri Balashov , Vladimir VizginPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002 Volume: 10 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.516kg ISBN: 9781461266266ISBN 10: 1461266262 Pages: 314 Publication Date: 10 November 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsEinstein and Friedmann.- The Problem of Conservation Laws and the Poincaré Quasigroup in General Relativity.- The Role Played by Mach’s Ideas in the Genesis of the General Theory of Relativity.- Hermann Weyl and Large Numbers in Relativistic Cosmology.- Laws of Physics and the Universe.- Vsevolod Frederiks, Pioneer of Relativism and Liquid Crystal Physics.- Einstein’s Fluctuation Formula and the Wave—Particle Duality.- Dirac’s Quantum Electrodynamics.- Einstein’s Zurich Colloquium.- “What May Happen to a Man Who Thinks a Great Deal but Reads Very Little”.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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