Note publique d'information : This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in
the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein’s pathbreaking
achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation,
and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. Particular attention is paid
to the implications of conceptual conflicts for scientific views of the world at large,
thus providing the basis for a comparison of the demise of the mechanical worldview
at the turn of the 20th century with the challenges presented by cosmology at the
turn of the 21st century. Throughout the work, Einstein’s contributions are not seen
in isolation but instead set into the wider intellectual context of dealing with the
problem of gravitation in the twilight of classical physics; the investigation of
the historical development is carried out with a number of epistemological questions
in mind, concerning, in particular, the transformation process of knowledge associated
with the changing worldviews of physics. Einstein and the Changing Worldviews of Physics
is divided into four main parts: * Part I: At the Limits of the Classical Worldview;
* Part II: Contexts of the Relativity Revolution; * Part III: The Emergence of the
Relativistic Worldview; * Part IV: A New Worldview in the Making. The contributions
explore various aspects of the emerging relativistic views in modern physics by giving
an historical, philosophical, and mathematical account of Einstein’s work, as well
as the work of other distinguished physicists in the field. Taken as a whole, the
book is focused on the interplay between mathematical concepts and physical ideas
throughout history by studying today’s scientific world and how it continues to redefine
physics in the 21st century. Contributors: A. Ashtekar, E. Battaner, J.E. Beckman,
K.A. Brading, T. Dray, J. Eisenstaedt, E. Florido, H.F. Goenner, D. Kennefick, J.
Renn, T.A. Ryckman, D.C. Salisbury, J.M. Sánchez-Ron, M. Schemmel, R. Schulmann, B.F.
Schutz, J.M.M. Senovilla, A.T. Tolmasquim, R.M. Wald, G. Wolters
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