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In 1918, Emmy Noether, in her paper Invariante Variationsprobleme, proved two theorems (and their converses) on variational problems that went on to revolutionise theoretical physics. 100 years later, the mathematics of Noether's theorems continues to be generalised, and the physical applications of her results continue to diversify. This centenary volume brings together world-leading historians, philosophers, physicists, and mathematicians in order to clarify the historical context of this work, its foundational and philosophical consequences, and its myriad physical applications. Suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and professional researchers, this is a go-to resource for those wishing to understand Noether's work on variational problems and the profound applications which it finds in contemporary physics.

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Author:   James Read (Pembroke College, Oxford) ,  Nicholas J. Teh (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9781108486231

ISBN 10:   1108486231
Pages:   430
Publication Date:   29 September 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction James Read and Nicholas Teh; 1. The Noether theorems in context Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach; 2. Felix Klein and Emmy Noether on invariant theory and variational principles David Rowe; 3. Moscow, Oxford, or Princeton: The move from Göttingen Tomoko Kitagawa; 4. Getting to the bottom of Noether's theorem John Baez; 5. BV quantization in perturbative algebraic QFT: Fundamental concepts and perspectives Kasia Rejzner; 6. Divergence invariant variational problems Peter Olver; 7. Do symmetries 'explain' conservation laws? The modern converse Noether theorem versus pragmatism Harvey Brown; 8. Converse of Noether's first theorem and the energy-momentum tensor ambiguity problem Mark Baker, Niels Linnemann and Christopher Smeenk; 9. Noether's theorems and energy in general relativity Sebastian de Haro; 10. Geometric objects and perspectivalism James Read; 11. Substantive general covariance and the Einstein–Klein dispute: A Noetherian approach Laurent Freidel and Nicholas Teh; 12. Noether charges, gauge-invariance, and non-separability Henrique Gomes; 13. Observability, redundancy and modality for dynamical symmetry transformations David Wallace; 14. The gauge argument: A Noether reason Henrique Gomes, Bryan Roberts and Jeremy Butterfield.

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Nicholas Teh is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. His primary research area is the intersection of philosophy, physics, and mathematics. He has been awarded several prestigious grants for his research, including two NSF fellowships. James Read is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, and a Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy at Pembroke College, Oxford. He is also currently Treasurer of the British Society for Philosophy of Science. He has won several international prizes in the Philosophy of Physics, including the Hanneke Janssen Prize and Clifton Memorial Prize.

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