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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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2010
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Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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