Einstein's Italian mathematicians: Ricci, Levi-Civita, and the birth of general relativity
Einstein, Albert, Goodstein, Judith R., Levi-Civita, Tullio, Ricci-Curbastro, Gregorio, Von Kármán, Theodore
An exchange of information between Italian Tullio Levi-Civita and Hungarian born Theodore Von Kármán, based on mathematics by Italian Gregorio Ricci Curbastro, helped provide the mathematical background used by Albert Einstein in forming his general theory of relativity.
Abstract: Chronicles the lives and intellectual contributions of Gregorio Ricci and his brilliant student Tullio Levi-Civita, including letters, interviews, memoranda, and other personal and professional papers, to tell the remarkable story of how two Italian academics came to provide the indispensable mathematical foundation for general relativity.
Abstract: Chronicles the lives and intellectual contributions of Gregorio Ricci and his brilliant student Tullio Levi-Civita, including letters, interviews, memoranda, and other personal and professional papers, to tell the remarkable story of how two Italian academics came to provide the indispensable mathematical foundation for general relativity.
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Рік:
2018
Видавництво:
American Mathematical Society
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
211
ISBN 10:
1470428466
ISBN 13:
9781470428464
Серії:
mbk 113
Файл:
PDF, 2.28 MB
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english, 2018