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The Symbolic Universe: Geometry and Physics 1890-1930 Book

The Symbolic Universe : Hardback : Oxford University Press : 9780198500889 : 0198500882 : 23 Sep 1999 : The Symbolic Universe considers the ways in which many leading mathematicians between 1890 and 1930 attempted to apply geometry to physics. It concentrates on responses to Einstein's theories of special and general relativity, but also considers the philosophical implications of these ideas.Read More

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  • Product Description

    Physics was transformed between 1890 and 1930, and this volume provides a detailed history of the era and emphasizes the key role of geometrical ideas. Topics include the application of n-dimensional differential geometry to mechanics and theoretical physics, the philosophical questions on the reality of geometry, and the nature of geometry and its connections with psychology, special relativity, Hilbert's efforts to axiomatize relativity, and Emmy Noether's work on physics.

  • 0198500882
  • 9780198500889
  • 22 July 1999
  • OUP Oxford
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 304
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