David Hilbert and the axiomatization of physics, 1898-1918 : from Grundlagen der Geometrie to Grundlagen der Physik / Leo Corry.
Pubblicazione:
Dordrecht : Kluwer, c2004.
Descrizione fisica:
XVII, 513 p. : ritr. ; 25 cm
Serie:
Archimedes ; 10
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. Acknowledgements and credits. Introduction. 1. Late nineteenth century background 2. Axiomatization in Hilbert's early career 3. The axiomatic method in action (1900-1905) 4. Minkowski and relativity (1907-1909) 5. From mechanical to electromagnetic reductionism (1910-1914) 6. Einstein and Mie: two pillars of Hilbert's unified theory 7. Foundations of physics (1915-1916) 8. Hilbert and GTR (1916-1918) 9. Epilogue. Appendix 1: General chronology of events mentioned in the text. Appendix 2: Hilbert's Göttingen courses on physics. Appendix 3: Seminars, miscellaneous lectures. Appendix 4: Hilbert's physics assistants and doctoral students. Appendix 5: Letters quoted in the book. Appendix 6: Items from the Hilbert Nachlass referred to in the book. Appendix 7: Hilbert's Axioms for radiation theory. References. Index
