Einstein's Revolution: A Study in Heuristic

By Elie Zahar

Book Overview

The author applies the methodology of scientific research programmes to the origins of relativity, showing how Eddington, Lorentz, Poincare, Planck and Weyl were driven by mathematical heuristics to make their various contributions to Einstein's programme.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812690664
• ISBN13: 9780812690668
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Open Court Pub Co
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.5" x 6.8"