Einstein, 1905-2005 [electronic resource] : Poincaré Seminar 2005 /
Poincaré Seminar(7th :2005 :Institut Henri Poincaré)
Damour, Thibault.editor.
Darrigol, Olivier.editor.
Rivasseau, Vincent.editor.
The Poincaré Seminar is held twice a year at the Institute Henri Poincaré in Paris. The goal of this seminar is to provide up-to-date information about general topics of great interest in physics. Both the theoretical and experimental results are covered, with some historical background. Particular care is devoted to the pedagogical nature of the presentation. This volume is devoted to Einstein's 1905 papers and their legacy. After a presentation of Einstein's epistemological approach to physics, and the genesis of special relativity, a centenary perspective is offered. The geometry of relativistic spacetime is explained in detail. Single photon experiments are presented, as a spectacular realization of Einstein's light quanta hypothesis. A previously unpublished lecture by Einstein, which presents an illuminating point of view on statistical physics in 1910, at the dawn of quantum mechanics, is reproduced. The volume ends with an essay on the historical, physical and mathematical aspects of Brownian motion. Contributing authors: Jacques Bros Thibault Damour Olivier Darrigol Bertrand Duplantier Albert Einstein Philippe Grangier Ugo Moschella Clifford M. Will Additional information (e.g. color versions of pictures) can be found at www.birkhauser.ch/3-7643-7435-7 .
"... lectures of the Séminaire Poincaré ... at the Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris ... contains the seventh such Seminar, held in 2005."--Foreword.
Includes bibliographical references.
The Genesis of the Theory of Relativity -- Special Relativity: A Centenary Perspective -- From Euclid's Geometry to Minkowski's Spacetime -- The de Sitter and anti-de Sitter Sightseeing Tour -- Experiments with Single Photons -- Einstein 1905-1955: His Approach to Physics -- On Boltzmann's Principle and Some Immediate Consequences Thereof -- Brownian Motion, "Diverse and Undulating".
The Poincaré Seminar is held twice a year at the Institute Henri Poincaré in Paris. The goal of this seminar is to provide up-to-date information about general topics of great interest in physics. Both the theoretical and experimental results are covered, with some historical background. Particular care is devoted to the pedagogical nature of the presentation. This volume is devoted to Einstein's 1905 papers and their legacy. After a presentation of Einstein's epistemological approach to physics, and the genesis of special relativity, a centenary perspective is offered. The geometry of relativistic spacetime is explained in detail. Single photon experiments are presented, as a spectacular realization of Einstein's light quanta hypothesis. A previously unpublished lecture by Einstein, which presents an illuminating point of view on statistical physics in 1910, at the dawn of quantum mechanics, is reproduced. The volume ends with an essay on the historical, physical and mathematical aspects of Brownian motion. Contributing authors: Jacques Bros Thibault Damour Olivier Darrigol Bertrand Duplantier Albert Einstein Philippe Grangier Ugo Moschella Clifford M. Will Additional information (e.g. color versions of pictures) can be found at www.birkhauser.ch/3-7643-7435-7 .
Gravitation.
Elementary particles (Physics).
Quantum field theory.
Physics.
Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.