Mach's Principle: From Newton's Bucket to Quantum Gravity - Einstein Studies - Julian B Barbour - Books - Birkhauser Boston Inc - 9780817638238 - August 11, 1995
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Mach's Principle: From Newton's Bucket to Quantum Gravity - Einstein Studies 1995 edition

Julian B Barbour

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Mach's Principle: From Newton's Bucket to Quantum Gravity - Einstein Studies 1995 edition

This volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity.


Publisher Marketing: This volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity. 20th-century physics is concerned with the concepts of time, space, motion, inertia and gravity. The documentation on all of these makes this book a reference for those who are interested in the history of science and the theory of general relativity

Contributor Bio:  Barbour, Julian B Julian Barbour is a theoretical physicist who has worked on foundational issues in physics and astronomy for 35 years. His first book, the widely praised The Discovery of Dynamics, has recently been republished in paperback. In 2000 the Association of American Publishers awarded The End of Time itsprestigious award for excellence in the Physics & Astronomy section. Julian Barbour, a theoretical physicist, has worked on foundational issues in physics for 35 years. He is the author of the widely praised Absolute or Relative Motion?: Volume I, and is working on the second volume.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released August 11, 1995
ISBN13 9780817638238
Publishers Birkhauser Boston Inc
Pages 536
Dimensions 165 × 238 × 38 mm   ·   961 g
Language English  
Editor Barbour, Julian B.
Editor Pfister, Herbert