Figures of Light in the Early History of Relativity (1905–1914)

DOI10.1007/978-1-4939-7708-6_1zbMath1402.83016OpenAlexW1490809935WikidataQ60308793 ScholiaQ60308793MaRDI QIDQ4557056

Scott A. Walter

Publication date: 29 November 2018

Published in: Einstein Studies (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/15915/1/2018-be-walter.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

Albert Einsteinearly history of relativity (1905--1914)electrodynamics of moving bodies

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Special relativity (83A05) Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) History of relativity and gravitational theory (83-03)

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