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Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach - The Noether Theorems. Invariance and Conservation Laws in the Twentieth Century.  - 9781461427681 - V9781461427681
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The Noether Theorems. Invariance and Conservation Laws in the Twentieth Century.

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Description for The Noether Theorems. Invariance and Conservation Laws in the Twentieth Century. Paperback. This book carries a translation of Noether's original paper into English, and then describes the strange history of its reception and the responses to her work. The book clearly shows how long it took to recognize the seminal importance of Noether's results. Translator(s): Schwarzbach, Bertram Eugene. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 205 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.

In 1915 and 1916 Emmy Noether was asked by Felix Klein and David Hilbert to assist them in understanding issues involved in any attempt to formulate a general theory of relativity, in particular the new ideas of Einstein. She was consulted particularly over the difficult issue of the form a law of conservation of energy could take in the new theory, and she succeeded brilliantly, finding two deep theorems.

But between  1916 and 1950, the theorem was poorly understood and Noether's name disappeared almost entirely. People like Klein and Einstein did little more then mention her name in the various popular ... Read more

This book carries a translation of Noether's original paper into English, and then describes the strange history of its reception and the responses to her work. Ultimately the theorems became decisive in a shift from basing fundamental physics on conservations laws to basing it on symmetries, or at the very least, in thoroughly explaining the connection between these two families of ideas. The real significance of this book is that it shows very clearly how long it took before mathematicians and physicists began to recognize the seminal importance of Noether's results. This book is thoroughly researched and provides careful documentation of the textbook literature. Kosmann-Schwarzbach has thus thrown considerable light on this slow dance in which the mathematical tools necessary to study symmetry properties and conservation laws were apparently provided long before the orchestra arrives and the party begins.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
Series
Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461427681
SKU
V9781461427681
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Reviews for The Noether Theorems. Invariance and Conservation Laws in the Twentieth Century.
From the reviews: "...to sum up The Noether Theorems in its own terms, it is an important study of the work of Emmy Noether, the evolution of ideas about conservation and symmetry, and the extraordinatry fertility of mathematical language." — Robyn Arianrhod, Notices of the AMS, August 2013 "All in all, Kosmann-Schwarzbach’s book is a valuable and ... Read more

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