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The Principle of Relativity: With Applications to Physical Science

Autor A. N. Whitehead
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 iun 2011
Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) was a prominent English mathematician and philosopher who co-authored the highly influential Principia Mathematica with Bertrand Russell. Originally published in 1922, this book forms the follow-up volume to The Principles of Natural Knowledge (1919) and The Concept of Nature (1920). In it, Whitehead puts forward an alternative theory of relativity, one which goes against the heterogeneity of Einstein's later theories in deducing that 'our experience requires and exhibits a basis in uniformity'. The text is divided into three parts - 'General Principles', 'Physical Applications', and 'Elementary Theory of Tensors' - and exhibits a characteristically ambitious approach in mixing various academic disciplines. This is a fascinating book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in natural science, physics, and philosophy, together with the history of science.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781107600522
ISBN-10: 1107600529
Pagini: 204
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Part I. General Principles: 1. Prefaratory explanations; 2. The relatedness of nature; 3. Equality; 4. Some principles of physical science; Part II. Physical Applications: 5. The equations of motion; 6. On the formula of dJ2; 7. Permanent gravitational fields; 8. Apparent mass and the spectral shift; 9. Planetary motion; 10. electromagnetic equations; 11. Gravitation and light waves; 12. Temperature effects on gravitational forces; 13. The electrostatic potential and spectral shift; 14. The lib effect; 15. Permanent directions of vibration and the doubling effect; 16. Steady electromagnetic fields; 17. The Moon's motion; Part III. Elementary Theory of Tensors: 18. Fundamental notions; 19. Elementary properties; 20. The process of restriction; 21. Tensors of the second order; 22. The Galilean tensor; 23. The differentiation of tensor components; 24. Some important tensors.

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This 1922 book proposes an alternative theory of relativity deducing that 'our experience requires and exhibits a basis in uniformity'.