
The Principle of Relativity
With Applications to Physical Science
A. N. Whitehead(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 16. June 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
204 pages
978-1-107-60052-2 (ISBN)
Description
Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) was a prominent English mathematician and philosopher who co-authored the highly influential Principia Mathematica with Bertrand Russell. Originally published in 1922, this book forms the follow-up volume to The Principles of Natural Knowledge (1919) and The Concept of Nature (1920). In it, Whitehead puts forward an alternative theory of relativity, one which goes against the heterogeneity of Einstein's later theories in deducing that 'our experience requires and exhibits a basis in uniformity'. The text is divided into three parts - 'General Principles', 'Physical Applications', and 'Elementary Theory of Tensors' - and exhibits a characteristically ambitious approach in mixing various academic disciplines. This is a fascinating book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in natural science, physics, and philosophy, together with the history of science.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-60052-2 (9781107600522)
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Content
Part I. General Principles: 1. Prefaratory explanations; 2. The relatedness of nature; 3. Equality; 4. Some principles of physical science; Part II. Physical Applications: 5. The equations of motion; 6. On the formula of dJ2; 7. Permanent gravitational fields; 8. Apparent mass and the spectral shift; 9. Planetary motion; 10. electromagnetic equations; 11. Gravitation and light waves; 12. Temperature effects on gravitational forces; 13. The electrostatic potential and spectral shift; 14. The lib effect; 15. Permanent directions of vibration and the doubling effect; 16. Steady electromagnetic fields; 17. The Moon's motion; Part III. Elementary Theory of Tensors: 18. Fundamental notions; 19. Elementary properties; 20. The process of restriction; 21. Tensors of the second order; 22. The Galilean tensor; 23. The differentiation of tensor components; 24. Some important tensors.