UID:
edocfu_9959231953602883
Format:
1 online resource (718 p.)
ISBN:
1-280-59487-X
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9786613624703
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0-19-162748-8
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0-19-162693-7
Content:
Our understanding of the physical universe underwent a revolution in the early twentieth century - evolving from the classical physics of Newton, Galileo, and Maxwell to the modern physics of relativity and quantum mechanics.The dominant figure in this revolutionary change was Albert Einstein. In a single year, 1905, Einstein produced breakthrough works in three areas of physics: on the size and the effects of atoms; on the quantization of the electromagnetic field; and on the special theory of relativity. In 1916 he produced a fourth breakthrough work, the general theory of relativity. A Stud
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Setting the Stage for 1905; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Historical Background; 1.3 Albert Einstein; 1.4 Discussion and Comments; 1.5 Appendices; 1.6 Notes; 1.7 Bibliography; 2 Radiation and the Quanta; 2.1 Historical Background; 2.2 Albert Einstein's Paper, "On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light"; 2.3 Discussion and Comments; 2.4 Appendices; 2.5 Notes; 2.6 Bibliography; 3 The Atom and Brownian Motion; 3.1 Historical Background
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3.2 Albert Einstein's Paper, "A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions"3.3 Albert Einstein's Paper, "On the Movement of Small Particles Suspended in Stationary Liquids Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat"; 3.4 Discussion and Comments; 3.5 Appendices; 3.6 Notes; 3.7 Bibliography; 4 The Special Theory of Relativity; 4.1 Historical Background; 4.2 Albert Einstein's Paper, "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies"; 4.3 Albert Einstein's Paper, "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?"; 4.4 Discussion and Comments; 4.5 Appendices; 4.6 Notes; 4.7 Bibliography
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5 The General Theory of Relativity5.1 Historical Background; 5.2 Albert Einstein's Paper, "The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity"; Part A: "Fundamental Considerations on the Postulate of Relativity"; 5.2.1 Observations on the Special Theory of Relativity; Part B: "Mathematical Aids to the Formulation of Generally Covariant Equations"; Part C: "Theory of the Gravitational Field"; Part D: "Material Phenomena"; Part E:; 5.3 Discussion and Comments; 5.4 Appendices; 5.5 Notes; 5.6 Bibliography; 6 Einstein and Quantum Mechanics; 6.1 Historical Background
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6.2 The Evolution of Quantum Mechanics6.3 Discussion and Comments; 6.4 Appendices; 6.5 Notes; 6.6 Bibliography; 7 Epilogue; 7.1 The Inflexible Boundary Condition; 7.2 Notes; 7.3 Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-969403-6
Language:
English
