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Since the first edition published in 1991, this has been one of the
top-selling books in the field. The first and second editions have
been used as a required text in over 100 universities worldwide and
have become indispensable reference for thousands of practising
engineers as well. The third edition reflects recent advances in
the field, although it still retains the characteristics that made
it a best-selling title. Providing thorough coverage of a wide
range of topics, this book covers both theoretical and practical
aspects of fracture mechanics and integrates materials science with
solid mechanics. This edition includes expanded coverage of weight
functions and a new chapter on environmental cracking.
This volume is the first systematic presentation of the work of
Albert Einstein, comprising fourteen essays by leading historians
and philosophers of science that introduce readers to his work.
Following an introduction that places Einstein's work in the
context of his life and times, the book opens with essays on the
papers of Einstein's 'miracle year', 1905, covering Brownian
motion, light quanta, and special relativity, as well as his
contributions to early quantum theory and the opposition to his
light quantum hypothesis. Further essays relate Einstein's path to
the general theory of relativity (1915) and the beginnings of two
fields it spawned, relativistic cosmology and gravitational waves.
Essays on Einstein's later years examine his unified field theory
program and his critique of quantum mechanics. The closing essays
explore the relation between Einstein's work and twentieth-century
philosophy, as well as his political writings.
In this second edition, which is the result of numerous revisions,
updates and additions, the authors cover the basic concepts of
fracture mechanics for both the linear elastic and elastic-plastic
regimes. The fracture mechanics parameters K, G, J and CTOD are
treated in a basic manner along with the text methods to determine
critical values. The development of failure assessment based on
elastic-plastic fracture mechanics is reflected in a comprehensive
treatment. Three chapters are devoted to the fracture mechanics
characterisation of crack growth. Fatigue crack growth is
extensively treated and attention is paid to the important topic of
the initiation and growth of short fatigue cracks. Furthermore,
sustained load fracture and dynamic crack growth are discussed,
including various test techniques, e.g. the determination of the
crack arrest toughness. Finally, there are two chapters dealing
with mechanisms of fracture and the ways in which actual material
behaviour influences the fracture mechanics characterisation of
crack growth. This textbook is intended primarily for engineering
students. It will be useful to practising engineers as well, since
it provides the background to s
Devoted to the history of general relativity, this text provides
reviews from scholars all over the world. Many of the papers
originated at the Third International Conference on the History of
General Relativity, held at the University of Pittsburgh in the
summer of 1991. Topics covered include: disputes with Einstein; the
empirical basis of general relativity; variational principles in
general relativity; the reception and development of general
relativity; and cosmology and general relativity.
Einstein's field equations of gravitation are a core element of his
general theory of relativity. In four short communications to the
Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin in November 1015, we
can follow the final steps toward these equations and the resulting
theory's spectacular success in accounting for the anomalous
motion of Mercury's perihelion. This source book provides an
expert guide to these four groundbreaking papers. Following an
introductory essay placing these papers in the context of the
development of Einstein's theory, it presents and analyzes,
in addition to the four papers of November 1915, a careful
selection of (critical excerpts from) papers, letters, and
manuscripts documenting the path that early on led Einstein
to the field equations of the first November 1915 paper, but then
took a turn away from them only to lead back to them in
the end. Drawing on extensive research at the Einstein
Papers Project and the Max Planck Institute for History of
Science, this volume traces the intricate interplay between
considerations of physics and considerations
of mathematics that guided Einstein along this path. It thus
presents a concise yet authoritative account of how Einstein
found his field equations, affording readers who are prepared to
immerse themselves in these intricacies a unique glimpse of
Einstein at work at the height of his creative prowess. Highlights
of this journey in Einstein's footsteps include the crucial
pages (with detailed annotation) from the Zurich Notebook,
the record of Einstein's early search for field equation with his
mathematician friend Marcel Grossmann, and the Einstein-Besso
manuscript, documenting Einstein's attempts with his
friend and confidant Michele Besso to explain the Mercury anomaly
on the basis of the equations that he and Grossmann had
eventually settled on in the Zurich Notebook.
This volume is the first systematic presentation of the work of
Albert Einstein, comprised of fourteen essays by leading historians
and philosophers of science that introduce readers to his work.
Following an introduction that places Einstein's work in the
context of his life and times, the book opens with essays on the
papers of Einstein's miracle year, 1905, covering Brownian motion,
light quanta, and special relativity, as well as his contributions
to early quantum theory and the opposition to his light quantum
hypothesis. Further essays relate Einstein's path to the general
theory of relativity (1915) and the beginnings of two fields it
spawned, relativistic cosmology and gravitational waves. Essays on
Einstein's later years examine his unified field theory program and
his critique of quantum mechanics. The closing essays explore the
relation between Einstein's work and twentieth-century philosophy,
as well as his political writings."
This book offers a thorough technical elaboration and philosophical
defense of an objectivist informational interpretation of quantum
mechanics according to which its novel content is located in its
kinematical framework, that is, in how the theory describes systems
independently of the specifics of their dynamics. It will be of
interest to researchers and students in the philosophy of physics
and in theoretical physics with an interest in the foundations of
quantum mechanics. Additionally, parts of the book may be used as
the basis for courses introducing non-physics majors to quantum
mechanics, or for self-study by those outside of the university
with an interest in quantum mechanics. With a Foreword by Jeffrey
Bub. -- "Understanding Quantum Raffles is a wonderful book for both
the specialists and those with curious minds. The elegance and the
simplicity with which the 'three Mikes' explain some of the deepest
aspects of quantum mechanics on the basis of probabilities and
correlations are dazzling and delightful. The same elegance and
simplicity also make the book ideal for any engaged reader who ever
wondered what is so special about quantum mechanics. In our age of
new quantum technologies, this is something anyone should read."
(Guido Bacciagaluppi, author of Quantum Theory at the Crossroads)
"This book makes a sustained argument for an informational
interpretation of quantum theory, blending an elegant mathematical
characterisation of quantum correlations with incisive historical
and philosophical analysis. A must-read for those interested in
quantum foundations, and also a fertile source of teaching
inspiration for quantum theory." (Leah Henderson, Department of
Theoretical Philosophy, University of Groningen) "This is one of
the most fascinating and accessible presentations of the
informational approach to quantum mechanics. What has so far been
mostly restricted to the theoretical physics community is here
masterfully explained for a broader audience even without a physics
background. Scholars, students, and laypeople alike will appreciate
the clear, vivid, and yet deep discussion of what raffle tickets
and correlation elliptopes can tell us about the physics and
philosophy of the quantum world." (Markus Muller, Institute for
Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Vienna)
This is the second of two volumes on the genesis of quantum
mechanics in the first quarter of the 20th century. It covers the
period 1923-1927. After covering some of the difficulties the old
quantum theory had run into by the early 1920s as well as the
discovery of the exclusion principle and electron spin, it traces
the emergence of two forms of the new quantum mechanics, matrix
mechanics and wave mechanics, in the years 1923-27. It then shows
how the new theory took care of some of the failures of the old
theory and put its successes on a more solid basis. Finally, it
shows how in 1927 the two forms of the new theory were unified,
first through statistical transformation theory, then through the
Hilbert space formalism. This volume provides a detailed analysis
of the classic papers by Heisenberg, Born, Jordan, Dirac, De
Broglie, Einstein, Schrödinger, von Neumann and other authors.
Drawing on the correspondence of these and other physicists, their
later reminiscences and the extensive secondary literature on the
“quantum revolutionâ€, this volume places these papers in the
context of the discussions out of which modern quantum mechanics
emerged. It argues that the genesis of modern quantum mechanics can
be seen as the construction of an arch on a scaffold provided by
the old quantum theory, discarded once the arch could support
itself.
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Ed Kowalczyk (born July 16, 1971) was founding member, songwriter
and former lead singer of the band LIVE. LIVE was known for the
following hits: 'Lightning Crashes', 'Selling the Drama',
'Overcome' en 'Dolphin's Cry'. Since leaving LIVE in 2009, Ed has
launched a successful solo career. His first solo album 'Alive' was
released worldwide in June and July 2010. Ed recorded 'The Garden'
in 2012 and 'The Flood and The Mercy' in 2013. 'Edward Joel
Kowalczyk' came to Europe in 2013 for his sold out 'I Alone
Acoustic' tour, all to promote his new album 'The Flood and The
Mercy'. The 'I Alone Acoustic' tour became an amazing success.
Constructing Quantum Mechanics is the first of two volumes on the
genesis of quantum mechanics. This volume traces the early
contributions by Planck, Einstein, and Bohr, all showing the need
for drastic changes to the physics of their day. It examines the
efforts by Sommerfeld and others to develop a new theory, now known
as the old quantum theory. After some striking successes, this
theory ran into serious difficulties and ended up serving as the
scaffold on which the arch of modern quantum mechanics was built.
This volume breaks new ground, both in its treatment of the work of
Sommerfeld and his associates, and by offering new perspectives on
classic papers by Planck, Einstein, Bohr, and others. Paying close
attention to both primary and secondary sources, Constructing
Quantum Mechanics provides an in-depth analysis of the heroic
struggle to come to terms with the wealth of mostly spectroscopic
data that eventually gave us modern quantum mechanics.
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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 7 - The Berlin Years: Writings, 1918-1921 (German, Hardcover, Reissue)
Albert Einstein; Edited by Michel Janssen, Robert Schulmann, Jozsef Illy, Christoph Lehner, …
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In the spring of 1919, two British solar eclipse expeditions
confirmed the correctness of general relativity theory and
propelled Albert Einstein to instant celebrity. Before this major
turning point, the majority of Einstein's writings published in
this volume dealt with the clarification of general relativistic
problems, such as the status of the metric field, the character of
gravitational waves, the problem of energy-momentum conservation,
and questions of cosmology, such as the nature and size of the
universe and the distribution of matter within it. After his rise
to international fame, Einstein's publications changed markedly. He
faced an increasing demand for popular articles and lectures on
relativity, its development and meaning. He also felt compelled to
respond to a host of commentators, ranging from skeptical
physicists to philosophers trying to reconcile his revolutionary
theory with their views. For the first time, he also responded in
print to outspoken anti-relativists, some of them fueled by
cultural conservatism and, frequently, anti-Semitism.
Einstein used his newly won fame to lend prestige to political
causes, especially to the reconciliation among European nations and
to Zionism. In the early years of Weimar Germany, Einstein spoke
out vigorously for the young republic, emphasizing the rights of
the individual. He agonized over the misery of the Central
Europeans in the grip of starvation and economic collapse, praised
the support of individuals and groups such as the Quakers, and
championed the cause of Eastern European Jews. His rejection of
assimilation, combined with a fierce defense of the right of Jews
to higher education, led Einstein to campaign for the establishment
of a university in Palestine, the land which he conceived of as a
cultural center for all Jews.
In Zeiten der Globalisierung und des stndigen Fortschritts in den
Bereichen Wissenschaft und Technik gewinnt die Interkulturelle
Fachkommunikation immer mehr an Bedeutung. Dies zeigt sich auch im
Fach der Kraftfahrzeugtechnik mit seinen rasanten
Weiterentwicklungen und immer neuen Produktan-passungen. Die
Fachkommunikation ber die Verstndigung von Fachinhalten,
Gegenstnden, Operationen, Verfahren und Theorien unterliegt somit
einem Wandel, der ein Umdenken bzw. eine Anpassung im Bereich der
Fachsprachendidaktik erfordert.
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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 8 - The Berlin Years: Correspondence, 1914-1918 (German, Hardcover, Two volumes.)
Albert Einstein; Edited by Robert Schulmann, A.J. Kox, Michel Janssen, Jozsef Illy
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This volume opens in spring 1914 when Einstein takes up a
research professorship at the Prussian Academy of Sciences in
Berlin and closes with the collapse of the German Empire four and
one-half years later. A good portion of the documentation, which
comprises more than 675 letters, has only recently been discovered
by the editors. The letters touch on all aspects of Einstein's
activities and shed new light on his inner life, while enriching
our understanding of his published papers, presented in volumes 6
and 7 of this series.
The breakup of Einstein's first marriage and the divorce are
presented here for the first time in all their complexity. New
material shows Einstein maintaining a strong sense of moral urgency
throughout the war. The scientific correspondence documents
Einstein's struggle to find satisfactory field equations for his
new gravitational theory--the general theory of relativity--and his
continued discussion with leading physicists and mathematicians
about the implications and further development of the theory.
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