Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 13
Albert Einstein Diana K. Buchwald (Redaktør) József Illy (Redaktør) Ze’ev Rosenkranz (Redaktør) Tilman Sauer (Redaktør)
"Einstein continues to fascinate minds. His letters to various people speak his mind directly to the reader. Even for a non-science student, it makes an interesting read."-- Sarthak Shankar, Organiser "The joy of the Collected Papers, which has now reached the 13th volume and the year 1922, is that it reveals these lesser known facets of this extraordinary man, allowing us to go beyond the famous mask."--Peter Forbes, Guardian "As usual, this volume is of excellent quality with respect to the printing, the contents, and the illustrations."--Zentralblatt MATH "A rich array of assorted documentary evidence, most of which appears here for the first time."--David E. Rowe, Metascience
In April 1922, we find Einstein lecturing in Paris, engaged in reestablishing ties among scientists in former enemy nations. Meanwhile, back in Berlin, political tensions are rising. In June, the brutal murder of his friend, Germany's foreign minister, Walther Rathenau, heavily affects Einstein who, for a while, fears for his own safety and briefly contemplates leaving Berlin and abandoning academic life altogether. Les mer
A paper written with Ehrenfest shows with uncompromising clarity that the outcome of the recent Stern-Gerlach experiment could not be explained by either classical or quantum theory. In a similar vein, he analyzes the phenomenon of superconductivity. Clearly among the leading quantum theorists, he focuses on its conceptual bases, tirelessly proposing crucial experiments that could decide between classical and quantum physics. We also see foundational interests develop in his concerns with a unified field theory of electromagnetism and gravitation. A translation of selected non-English texts included in Volume 13 is available in paperback at http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9874.html
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Princeton University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Tysk
- Sider
- 1080
- ISBN
- 9780691156736
- Utgivelsesår
- 2012
- Format
- 25 x 19 cm
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"Einstein continues to fascinate minds. His letters to various people speak his mind directly to the reader. Even for a non-science student, it makes an interesting read."-- Sarthak Shankar, Organiser "The joy of the Collected Papers, which has now reached the 13th volume and the year 1922, is that it reveals these lesser known facets of this extraordinary man, allowing us to go beyond the famous mask."--Peter Forbes, Guardian "As usual, this volume is of excellent quality with respect to the printing, the contents, and the illustrations."--Zentralblatt MATH "A rich array of assorted documentary evidence, most of which appears here for the first time."--David E. Rowe, Metascience