Max Jammer's Concepts of Simultaneity presents a comprehensive,
accessible account of the historical development of an important
and controversial concept -- which played a critical role in
initiating modern theoretical physics -- from the days of Egyptian
hieroglyphs through to Einstein's work in 1905, and beyond.
Beginning with the use of the concept of simultaneity in ancient
Egypt and in the Bible, the study discusses its role in Greek and
medieval philosophy as well as its significance in Newtonian
physics and in the ideas of Leibniz, Kant, and other classical
philosophers. The central theme of Jammer's presentation is a
critical analysis of the use of this concept by philosophers of
science, like PoincarA(c), and its significant role in inaugurating
modern theoretical physics in Einstein's special theory of
relativity. Particular attention is paid to the philosophical
problem of whether the notion of distant simultaneity presents a
factual reality or only a hypothetical convention. The study
concludes with an analysis of simultaneity's importance in general
relativity and quantum mechanics.
General
| Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2006 |
| First published: |
2006 |
| Authors: |
Max Jammer
(Sent it to home adress not this one.)
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8018-8422-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
Relativity physics >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8018-8422-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780801884221 |
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