Frames and stresses in Einstein's quest for a generalized theory of relativity

DOI10.1016/j.shpsb.2019.06.002zbMath1425.83004OpenAlexW2966868668MaRDI QIDQ2008998

Olivier Darrigol

Publication date: 26 November 2019

Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2019.06.002

zbMATH Keywords

general relativitymeasurementAlbert Einsteinstress-energy tensorreference-frames

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) History of relativity and gravitational theory (83-03)

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