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OverviewThis volume is dedicated to the one hundredth anniversary of the publication of Hermann Minkowski's paper ""Raum und Zeit"" in 1909 [1]. The paper presents the textofthetalkMinkowskigaveatthe80thMeetingoftheGermanNaturalScientists and Physicians in Cologne on September 21, 1908. Minkowski's work on the spacetime representation of special relativity had a huge impact on the twentieth century physics, which can be best expressed by merely stating what is undeniable - that modern physics would be impossible wi- out the notion of spacetime. It is suf cient to mention as an example only the fact that general relativity would be impossible without this notion; Einstein succeeded to identifygravitywith the curvatureofspacetime onlywhen he overcamehis initial hostile reactionto Minkowski'sfour-dimensionalrepresentationof special relativity and adopted spacetime as the correct relativistic picture of the world. While there exists an unanimous consensus on the mathematical signi cance of spacetime for theoretical physics, for a hundred years there has been no consensus on the nature of spacetime itself. The rst sign of this continuing controversy was Sommerfeld's remark in his notes on Minkowski's article [2]: ""What will be the epistemologicalattitudetowardsMinkowski'sconceptionofthetime-spaceproblem is another question, but, as it seems to me, a question which does not essentially touch his physics"". Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vesselin PetkovPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 2010 ed. Volume: 165 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.530kg ISBN: 9789048134748ISBN 10: 9048134749 Pages: 326 Publication Date: 29 March 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe Impact of Minkowski Spacetime on the Twentieth Century Physics from a Historical Perspective.- Hermann Minkowski, Relativity and the Axiomatic Approach to Physics.- Minkowski’s Modern World.- Implications of Minkowski Spacetime for Theoretical Physics.- Hermann Minkowski and Special Relativity.- The Rich Structure of Minkowski Space.- Minkowski Space-Time and Quantum Mechanics.- Modern Space-Time and Undecidability.- Quantum Space-Times.- Space-Time Extensions in Quantum Gravity.- Conceptual and Philosophical Issues of Minkowski Spacetime.- The Adolescence of Relativity: Einstein, Minkowski, and the Philosophy of Space and Time.- Hermann Minkowski: From Geometry of Numbers to Physical Geometry.- The Mystical Formula and The Mystery of Khronos.- Physical Laws and Worldlines in Minkowski Spacetime.- Time as an Illusion.- Consequences of Minkowski’s Unification of Space and Time for a Philosophy of Nature.ReviewsFrom the reviews: This book celebrates the 100th anniversary of Minkowski's work on four-dimensional spacetime ... . In this work Minkowski introduces spacetime as a new fundamental concept from which space and time can be derived. ... All in all this is a very impressive work, not only because of the groundbreaking new ideas and the great impact it has had. It is also nicely written and the language is a very pleasant contrast to the dry style most publications use nowadays. (Michael Keyl, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1220, 2011) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |