Concepts of simultaneity

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The study concludes with an analysis of simultaneity's importance in general relativity and quantum mechanics.



Max Jammer's Concepts of Simultaneity presents a comprehensive, accessible account of the historical development of an important and controversial concept-which played a critical role in initiating modern theoretical physics-from the days of Egyptian hieroglyphs through to Einstein's work in 1905, and beyond. Beginning with the use of the concept of simultaneity in ancient Egypt and in the Bible, the study discusses its role in Greek and medieval philosophy as well as its significance in Newtonian physics and in the ideas of Leibniz, Kant, and other classical philosophers. The central theme of Jammer's presentation is a critical analysis of the use of this concept by philosophers of science, like Poincare, and its significant role in inaugurating modern theoretical physics in Einstein's special theory of relativity. Particular attention is paid to the philosophical problem of whether the notion of distant simultaneity presents a factual reality or only a hypothetical convention. The study concludes with an analysis of simultaneity's importance in general relativity and quantum mechanics.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 27 december 2006

Aantal pagina's: 320

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Max Jammer

Hoofduitgeverij: Johns Hopkins University Press

Originele titel: Concepts of Simultaneity: From Antiquity to Einstein and Beyond

Editie: illustrated edition

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 159 mm

Product hoogte: 32 mm

Product lengte: 229 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 152 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 229 mm

Verpakking lengte: 23 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 567 g

EAN: 9780801884221

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