The renaissance of general relativity in context / Alexander S. Blum, Roberto Lalli, Jürgen Renn, editors.
Blum, Alexander S. (Alexander Simon), editor.; Lalli, Roberto, editor.; Renn, Jürgen, 1956- editor.
2020
QC173.6
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Title The renaissance of general relativity in context / Alexander S. Blum, Roberto Lalli, Jürgen Renn, editors.
ISBN 9783030507541 (electronic book)
3030507548 (electronic book)
9783030507534
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50754-1
Published Cham : Birkhäuser, [2020]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (x, 406 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-50754-1 doi
Call Number QC173.6
Dewey Decimal Classification 530.11
Summary This contributed volume explores the renaissance of general relativity after World War II, when it transformed from a marginal theory into a cornerstone of modern physics. Chapters explore key historical processes related to the theory of general relativity, in addition to presenting a thorough treatment of the relevant science behind these episodes. A broad historiographical framework is introduced first, thus providing the broad context in which the given computational approaches and case studies occurred. Written by an international and interdisciplinary group of expert authors, these chapters will bring readers to a more complete understanding of Einstein's theory. Specific topics include: Social and citation networks The Fock-Infeld dispute Wheeler's turn to gravitation theory The position of general relativity in theories of fundamental interactions The pursuit of a quantum theory of gravity The emergence of dark matter in relation to cosmological models Institutional frameworks for gravitational wave search in Europe The Renaissance of General Relativity in Context is ideal for historians, philosophers, and sociologists of science. Students and researchers in physics will also be interested in the topics explored.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 25, 2021).
Added Author Blum, Alexander S. (Alexander Simon), editor.
Lalli, Roberto, editor.
Renn, Jürgen, 1956- editor.
Series Einstein studies ; v. 16. 2381-5833
Available in Other Form 303050753X
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The Renaissance of General Relativity in Context: A Historiographical Review
The Socio-Epistemic Networks of General Relativity, 1925-1970
Patronage of Gravitational Physics and the Relativity Community in the USA (1949-1959)
The Fock-Infeld Dispute: An Illustration of the Renaissance of General Relativity in the Soviet Union
Tokyo Wheeler or the Epistemic Preconditions of the Renaissance of Relativity
Cosmological Constant A vs. Massive Gravitons: A Case Study in General Relativity Exceptionalism vs. Particle Physics Egalitarianism
Toward a Quantum Theory of Gravity: Syracuse 1949-1962
Closing in on the Cosmos: Cosmology's Rebirth and the Rise of the Dark Matter Problem
Gravitational-wave Research as an Emerging Field in the Max Planck Society: The Long Roots of GEO600 and of the Albert Einstein Institute
The Origins of Virgo and the Emergence of the International Gravitational Wave Community.

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