Mach's Principle
Subtitle: From Newton's Bucket to Quantum Gravity (Einstein Studies)
Contributors: Julian B. Barbour (Editor); Herbert Pfister (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston
Published: August 11, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 548
ISBN-13: 9780817638238
Subjects: General relativity; History of science; Physics; General Relativity Theory; Quantum Mechanics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Science / Physics; Science-Philosophy & Social Aspects; General relativity (Physics); Mach's principle
First sentence: This volume is based on the conference 'Mach's Principle: From Newton's Bucket to Quantum Gravity,' held July 26-30, 1993, at the Max-Planck-House in Tubingen, Germany.