Once Upon Einstein
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advanced undergraduate physics
Author_Thibault Damour
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Black Body Radiation
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Einstein Rosen Bridges
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Everett's Interpretation
Everett’s Interpretation
External Gravitational Field
field
gravitational
Gravitational Field
Gravitational Waves
hendrik
michele
Minkowski Space Time
Neutron Star
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philosophical implications of quantum theory
physics conceptual foundations
Quantum Discontinuities
quantum entanglement
Quantum Reality
Quantum Theory
Reference Frame
relativity theory applications
scientific paradigm shifts
Snow Man
Solvay
Solvay Council
space
Space Time Cylinder
Space Time Deformation
spacetime philosophy
Stress Energy Tensor
String Theory
time
Twin Paradox
Vice Versa
Yellow Back
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781138429628
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Nov 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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It is well known that Einstein founded twentieth-century physics with his work on relativity and quanta, but what do we really know about these ground breaking ideas? How were they discovered? What should we retain today from the conceptual upheavals he initiated? Through a selection of concrete scenes taken from Einstein's life, the author offers a view into the formation of his theories, as well as reminders of the day-to-day applications of his ideas. Simultaneously the reader is lead through a reflection on their philosophical impact: How should we think of time according to the theory of relativity, which removes any meaningful "now" and shows that twins can have different ages? How should we think of reality when quantum theory predicts that spatially separated objects nevertheless remain connected through Einstein's notion of "entanglement," which has recently been verified through scientific observation? This book puts readers in Einstein's place, allowing them to share some of those particular moments when he succeeded in "lifting a corner of the great veil."
