Einstein meets Hilbert: At the crossroads of physics and mathematics
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Publication:5954194
DOI10.1007/PL00000538zbMath0990.01008OpenAlexW1969548227MaRDI QIDQ5954194
Publication date: 14 August 2002
Published in: Physics in Perspective (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/pl00000538
History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of relativity and gravitational theory (83-03)
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