Interactions: Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy, 1860-1930

By Hendricks V.F.

Book Overview

Preface DAVID E. ROWE / Einstein's Allies and Enemies: Debating Relativity in Germany, 1916-1920. HELMUT PULTE / The Space between Helmholtz and Einstein: Moritz Schlick on Spatial Intuition and the Foundations of Geometry. DAVID HYDER / Kant, Helmholtz and the Determinacy of Physical Theory. ROBERT DISALLE / Mathematical Structure, 'World Structure, ' and the Philosophical Turning-point in Modern Physics. ERHARDSCHOLZ/ The Changing Concept of Matter in H.Weyl's Thought, 1918 - 1930. LAWRENCE SKLAR / Why Does the Standard Measure Work in Statistical Mechanics? JESPER LU] TZEN / A Mechanical Image: Heinrich Hertz's Principles of Mechanics JEREMY GRAY / Enriques: Popularising Science and the Problems of Geometry. MICHEL JANSSEN AND MATTHEW MECKLENBURG / Electromagnetic Models of the Electron and the Transition from Classical to Relativistic Mechanics ULRICH MAJER / Hilbert's Axiomatic Approach to the Foundations of Science-a Failed Research Program? Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 904817306X
• ISBN13: 9789048173068
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"