{"product_id":"einstein-and-the-changing-worldviews-christoph-lehner-9780817649395","title":"Einstein and the Changing Worldviews of Physics","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntroduction.- Part I: At the Limits of the Classical Worldview.- Theories of Gravitation in the Twilight of Classical Physics \/ J. Renn and M. Schemmel.- The Newtonian Theory of Light Propagation \/ J. Eisenstaedt.- Mach and Einstein, or, Clearing Troubled Waters in the History of Science \/ G. Wolters.- Part II: Contexts of the Relativity Revolution.- Tilling the Seedbed of Einstein's Politics: A Pre-1905 Harbinger? \/ R. Schulmann.- The Early Reception of Einstein's Relativity among British Philosophers \/ J.M S疣chez-Ron.- Science and Ideology in Einstein's Visit to South America in 1925 \/ A.T. Tolmasquim.- The Reception of Einstein's Relativity Theories in Literature and the Arts (1920-1950) \/ H.F. Goenner.- Part III: The Emergence of the Relativistic Worldview.- Hilbert's Axiomatic Method and his \"Foundations of Physics\" Reconciling Causality with the Axiom of General Invariance \/ K.A. Brading and T.A. Ryckman.- Not Only Because of Theory: Dyson, Eddington and the Competing Myths of the 1919 Eclipse Expedition \/ D. Kennefick.- Peter Havas (1916-2004) \/ H.F. Goenner.- Peter Bergmann and the Invention of Constrained Hamiltonian Dynamics \/ D.C. Salisbury.- Thoughts About a Conceptual Framework for Relativistic Gravity \/ B.F. Schutz.- Part IV: A New Worldview in the Making.- Observational Tests of General Relativity: An Historical Look at Measurements Prior to the Advent of Modern Space-Borne Instruments \/ J.E. Beckman.- Primordial Magnetic Fields and Cosmic Microwave Background \/ E. Battaner and E. Florido.- Singularity Theorems in General Relativity: Achievements and Open Questions \/ J.M.M. Senovilla.- The History and Present Status of Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime \/ R.M. Wald.- The Border Between Relativity and Quantum Theory \/ T. Dray.- The Issue of the Beginning in Quantum Gravity \/ A. Ashtekar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christoph Lehner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817649395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817649395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Birkhauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012","brand":"Christoph Lehner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120339546367,"sku":"9780817649395","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b221d4cf-5a70-4f7a-8aec-d181e8c7b3a8.jpg?v=1687413789","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/einstein-and-the-changing-worldviews-christoph-lehner-9780817649395","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}