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· 분류 : 외국도서 > 인문/사회 > 철학 > 철학 역사/연구 > 현대
· ISBN : 9780521828345
· 쪽수 : 575쪽
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Introduction Michel Janssen and Christoph Lehner; 1. Einstein's Copernican revolution Jurgen Renn and Robert Rynasiewicz; 2. Einstein's special theory of relativity and the problems in the electrodynamics of moving bodies that led him to it John D. Norton; 3. Einstein on statistical physics: fluctuations and atomism A. J. Kox; 4. The quantum enigma Olivier Darrigol; 5. The experimental challenge of light quanta Roger H. Stuewer; 6. 'No success like failure …': Einstein's quest for general relativity, 1907?20 Michel Janssen; 7. Einstein's role in the creation of relativistic cosmology Christopher Smeenk; 8. Einstein, gravitational waves, and the theoretician's regress Daniel J. Kennefick; 9. Einstein's unified field theory program Tilman Sauer; 10. Einstein's realism and his critique of quantum mechanics Christoph Lehner; 11. Einstein and the development of twentieth-century philosophy of science Don Howard; 12. 'A believing rationalist': Einstein and 'the truly valuable' in Kant Thomas Ryckman; 13. Space, time, and geometry Michael Friedman; 14. Einstein's politics Robert Schulmann; Appendix. Special relativity Michel Janssen.