Relativity Principles and Theories from Galileo to Einstein
Author | : Olivier Darrigol |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 497 |
Release | : 2021-12-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780192849533 |
ISBN-13 | : 0192849530 |
Rating | : 4/5 (530 Downloads) |
Download or read book Relativity Principles and Theories from Galileo to Einstein written by Olivier Darrigol and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book retraces the emergence of relativity principles in early modern mechanics, documents their constructive use in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century mechanics, optics, and electrodynamics, and gives a well-rooted account of the genesis of special and general relativity in the early twentieth century. As an exercise in long-term history, it demonstrates the connectivity of issues and approaches across several centuries, despite enormous changes in context and culture." -- back cover.