{"product_id":"space-time-matter-paperback","title":"Space, Time, Matter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHermann Weyl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard treatise on the general theory of relativity. -- \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhatever the future may bring, Professor Weyl's book will remain a classic of physics. -- \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal for Philosophy and Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eReflecting the revolution in scientific and philosophic thought which accompanied the Einstein relativity theories, Dr. Weyl has probed deeply into the notions of space, time, and matter. A rigorous examination of the state of our knowledge of the world following these developments is undertaken with this guiding principle: that although further scientific thought may take us far beyond our present conception of the world, we may never again return to the previous narrow and restricted scheme.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough a degree of mathematical sophistication is presupposed, Dr. Weyl develops all the tensor calculus necessary to his exposition. He then proceeds to an analysis of the concept of Euclidean space and the spatial conceptions of Riemann. From this the nature of the amalgamation of space and time is derived. This leads to an exposition and examination of Einstein's general theory of relativity and the concomitant theory of gravitation. A detailed investigation follows devoted to gravitational waves, a rigorous solution of the problem of one body, laws of conservation, and the energy of gravitation. Dr. Weyl's introduction of the concept of tensor-density as a magnitude of quantity (contrasted with tensors which are considered to be magnitudes of intensity) is a major step toward a clearer understanding of the relationships among space, time, and matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with his fundamental contributions to most branches of mathematics, Hermann Weyl (1885-1955) took a serious interest in theoretical physics. In addition to teaching in Zürich, Göttingen, and Princeton, Weyl worked with Einstein on relativity theory at the Institute for Advanced Studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHermann Weyl: The Search for Beautiful Truths \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOne of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century, Hermann Weyl (1885-1955) was associated with three major institutions during his working years: the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), the University of Gottingen, and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. In the last decade of Weyl's life (he died in Princeton in 1955), Dover reprinted two of his major works, \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Groups and Quantum Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpace, Time, Matter\u003c\/i\u003e. Two others, \u003ci\u003eThe Continuum\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Concept of a Riemann Surface\u003c\/i\u003e were added to the Dover list in recent years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Author's Own Words: \u003cbr\u003eMy work always tried to unite the truth with the beautiful, but when I had to choose one or the other, I usually chose the beautiful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are not very pleased when we are forced to accept mathematical truth by virtue of a complicated chain of formal conclusions and computations, which we traverse blindly, link by link, feeling our way by touch. We want first an overview of the aim and of the road; we want to understand the idea of the proof, the deeper context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA modern mathematical proof is not very different from a modern machine, or a modern test setup: the simple fundamental principles are hidden and almost invisible under a mass of technical details. -- Hermann Weyl \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical Acclaim for \u003ci\u003eSpace, Time, Matter\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003eA classic of physics . . . the first systematic presentation of Einstein's theory of relativity. -- \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal for Philosophy and Science\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.01 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1952\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756223594784,"sku":"9780486602677","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4a11a4105dacb92d38e6a22097caaf1d.webp?v=1780076770","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/space-time-matter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}