Foundations of Space-Time Theories : : Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science / / Michael Friedman.
This book, explores the conceptual foundations of Einstein's theory of relativity: the fascinating, yet tangled, web of philosophical, mathematical, and physical ideas that is the source of the theory's enduring philosophical interest.Originally published in 1983.The Princeton Legacy Libra...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1983 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- I. Introduction: Relativity Theory and Logical Positivism
- II. Space-Time Theories
- III. Newtonian Physics
- IV. Special Relativity
- V. General Relativity
- VI. Relationalism
- VII. Conventionalism
- Appendix: Differential Geometry
- Bibliography
- Index
- Backmatter