Mach's Principle : From Newton's Bucket to Quantum Gravity Hardback
Edited by Julian B. Barbour, Herbert Pfister
Part of the Einstein Studies series
Hardback
Description
This volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity. 20th-century physics is concerned with the concepts of time,space, motion, inertia and gravity.
The documentation on all of these makes this book a reference for those who are interested in the history of science and the theory of general relativity.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:536 pages, VIII, 536 p.
- Publisher:Birkhauser Boston Inc
- Publication Date:11/08/1995
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- ISBN:9780817638238
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:536 pages, VIII, 536 p.
- Publisher:Birkhauser Boston Inc
- Publication Date:11/08/1995
- Category:
- ISBN:9780817638238