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Title: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein: The Swiss Years Writings, 1912-1914

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Series:             COLLECTED PAPERS OF ALBERT EINSTEIN
Language:        English

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Weight:        3.7 Pounds
Height:         10.5 Inches
Width:          8 Inches
Thickness:    2 Inches



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This 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 insights into Einstein's efforts to generalize 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 existence 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 understanding of the creation of general relativity.



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein: The Swiss Years Writings, 1912-1914 and it was written by Albert Einstein, Jurgen Renn, A. J. Kox, Robert Schulmann (Editor), John Stachel, Martin J. Klein. This edition of The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein: The Swiss Years Writings, 1912-1914 is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is September 1995 and it has a suggested retail price of $125. There are pages in the book and it was published by Princeton Univ Pr. The 10 digit ISBN is 0691037051 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780691037059. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.