Description: About this productProduct InformationThis volume presents Einstein's writings from the final period of his work in Switzerland. Most of the material in Volume 4 documents Einstein's search for a relativistic theory of gravitation, a search that ended in Berlin in the fall of 1915 with the completion of the general theory of relativity. Three scientific manuscripts, printed here for the first time, provide insight into Einstein's efforts to generalise his original relativity theory into a theory of gravitation. The first is a review article on the special theory of relativity. The second consists of notes that document Einstein's research on gravitation. The third manuscript contains calculations on the problem of the motion of the perihelion of Mercury. The explanation of the observed anomaly of this motion was to become one of the classical tests of general relativity. The existance of such a manuscript has not been known before now. All three of these manuscripts, along with other material in this volume, add significantly to our under-standing of the creation of general relativity.This supplementary paperback volume presents only the English translations of non-English materials and is not intended for use withoutProduct IdentifiersPublisherPrinceton University PressISBN-100691026106ISBN-139780691026107eBay Product ID (ePID)465785Product Key FeaturesAuthorAlbert EinsteinPublication NameCollected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 4 (English) Vol. 4 : The Swiss Years: Writings, 1912-1914. (English Translation Supplement)FormatTrade PaperbackLanguageEnglishPublication Year1996SeriesCollected Papers of Albert Einstein Ser.TypeTextbookNumber of Pages328 PagesDimensionsItem Length10inItem Height0.9inItem Width8inItem Weight23 OzAdditional Product FeaturesSeries Volume Number32Table of ContentPublisher's Foreword ix Preface xi List of Texts 1. Manuscript on the Special Theory of Relativity, 1912-1914 3 2. "Thermodynamic Proof of the Law of Photochemical Equivalence," January 1912 "Thermodynamische BegrÜndung des photochemischen Äquivalentgesetzes"Annalen der Physik37 (1912) 89 3. "The Speed of Light and the Statics of the Gravitational Field," February 1912 "Lichtgeschwindigkeit und Statik des Gravitationsfeldes"Annalen der Physik38 (1912) 95 4. "On the Theory of the Static Gravitational Field," 23 March 1912, and "Note Added in Proof" "Zur Theorie des statischen Gravitationsfeldes," and "Nachtrag zur Korrektur"Annalen der Physik38 (1912) 107 5. "Supplement to My Paper: 'Thermodynamic Proof of the Law of Photochemical Equivalence'," May 1912 "Nachtrag zu meiner Arbeit: 'Thermodynamische BegrÜndung des photochemischen Äquivalentgesetzes'"Annalen der Physik38 (1912) 121 6. "Response to a Comment by J. Stark: 'On an Application of Planck's Fundamental Law . . .'," 30 May 1912 "Antwort auf eine Bemerkung von J. Stark: 'Über eine Anwendung des Planckschen Elementargesetzes . . .'"Annalen der Physik38 (1912) 125 7. "Is There a Gravitational Effect Which Is Analogous to electrodynamic Induction?" July 1912 "Gibt es eine Gravitationswirkung, die der elektrodynamischen Induktionswirkung analog ist?"Vierteljahrsschrift fÜr gerichtliche Medizin an Öffentliches SanitÄtswesen44 (1912) 126 8. "Relativity and Gravitation. Reply to a Comment by M. Abraham," 4 July 1912 "RelativitÄt und Gravitation. Erwiderung auf eine Bemerkung von M. Abraham"Annalen der Physik38 (1912) 130 9. Comment on Abraham's Preceding Discussion 'Once Again, Relativity and Gravitation'," August 1912 "Bemerkung zu Abrahams vorangehender Auseinandersetzung 'Nochmals RelativitÄt and Gravitation'"Annalen der Physik39 (1912) 135 10. Research Notes on a Generalized Theory of Relativity, ca. August 1912 136 11. "Some Arguments for the Assumption of Molecular Agitation at Absolute Zero" (with Otto Stern), December 1912, and "Remark Added in Proof "Einige Argumente fÜr die Annahme einer molekularen Agitation beim absoluten Nullpunkt" and "Anmerkung bei der Korrektur"Annalen der Physik40 (1912) 137 12. "Thermodynamic Deduction of the Law of Photochemical Equivalence," 27 March 1913 "DÉduction thermodynamique de la loi de l'Équivalence photochimique"Journal de physique3 (1913) 146 13. Outline of a Generalized Theory of Relativity and of a Theory of Gravitation (with Marcel Grossman), before 28 May 1913 Entwurf einer verallgemeinerten RelativitÄtstheorie und einer Theorie der Gravitation Leipzig: Teubner, 1913 151 14. Einstein and Besso: Manuscript on the Motion of the Perihelion of Mercury, June 1913 189 15. "Theory of Gravitation," 9 September 1913 "Gravitationstheorie"Schweizerische Naturforschende Gesellschaft. Verhandlungen96, part 2 (1913) 190 16. "Physical Foundations of a Theory of Gravitation," 9 September 1913 "Physikalische Grundlagen einer Gravitationstheorie"Naturforschende Gesellschaft in ZÜrich. Vierteljahrsschrift58 (1914) 192 17. "On the Present State of the Problem of Gravitation," 23 September 1913 "Zum gegenwÄrtigen Stande des Gravitationsproblems"Physikalische Zeitschrift14 (1913) 198 18. "Discussion" following lecture version of "On the Present State of the Problem of Gravitation" (Doc. 17), 23 September 1913Physikalische Zeitschrift14 (1913) 223 19. Lecture Notes for Course on Electricity and Magnetism at the ETH, Winter Semester 1913/1914 2 October 1913-21 March 1914 231 20. "Theoretical Atomism," before 21 October 1913 "Theoretische Atomistik" Paul Hinneberg, ed.Die Kultur der Gegenwart. Ihre Entwicklung und ihre Ziele. Part 3, sec. 3, vol. 1,PhysiCopyright Date1996Target AudienceCollege AudienceTopicHistory, Science & TechnologyDewey Decimal530Dewey Edition20GenreBiography & Autobiography, Science
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