Einstein's impact on the physics of the twentieth century

2005/07/14 by Domenico Giulini, Giulini, Domenico, Norbert Straumann +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #gr-qc #hep-th #physics.hist-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0507107

68 pages, 1 figure

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Abstract

Starting with Einstein's famous papers of 1905, we review some of the ensuing developments and their impact on present-day physics. We attempt to cover topics that are of interest to historians and philosophers of science as well as to physicists. This paper will appear in ``2005: The Centenary of Einstein's Annus Mirabilis'', the special March 2006 issue of Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics.

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