Space, Number, and Geometry from Helmholtz to Cassirer

By Francesca Biagioli

Book Overview

Helmholtz's Relationship to Kant.- The Discussion of Kant's Transcendental Aesthetic.- Axioms, Hypotheses, and Definitions.- Number and Magnitude.- Projective Metric and the Concept of Space.- Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries in the Interpretation of Physical Measurements.- Non-Euclidean Geometry and Einstein's General Relativity: Cassirer's View in 1921.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319811169
• ISBN13: 9783319811161
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"