cx r22 2 45 212761803 http://www.idref.fr/212761803 20171021 20260701144531.000 0499 0499 Tr2 20171021afrey50 ba0 eng 639-2 2012 u fre 0 # # AFNOR Oeuvre Textuelle ba0yba0 Einstein and the Changing Worldviews of Physics ba0yba0y 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 160517591 ba0yba05 Lehner Christoph 651 ba0yba05 Renn Jürgen 651 ba0yba05 Schemmel Matthias 651 Cosmology lc Mathematics lc History lc Mathematical physics lc Gravitation lc Astronomy lc Astrophysics lc Physics lc 031402097 Gravité quantique rameau 027241939 Relativité générale (physique) rameau 077089189 Physique Fondements rameau Mathematics History of Mathematical Sciences Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Mathematical Physics History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics FR Abes 20260701 AFNOR