The Symbolic Universe : Geometry and Physics 1890-1930
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0198500882
ISBN-13
9780198500889
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 22nd, 1999
Print length
302 Pages
Weight
592 grams
Dimensions
24.10 x 15.90 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
History of ideasPhilosophy of mathematicsGeometryTopologyHistory of science
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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.
With the development of the theory of relativity by Albert Einstein, physics underwent a revolution at the end of the 19th century. The boundaries of research were extended still further when in 1907-8 Minkowski applied geometrical ideas to this area of physics. This in turn opened the door to other researchers seeking to use non-Euclidean geometrical methods in relativity, and many notable mathematicians did so, Weyl in particular linking these ideas with broader philosophical issues in mathematics. The Symbolic Universe gives an overview of this exciting era, giving a full account for the first time of Minkowski''s geometric reformulation of the theory of special relativity.
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