Article ID: CBB000952285

Riemann's Idea of Geometry and its Impact on the Theory of Relativity (2009)

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Yan, Chenguang (Author)
Deng, Mingli (Author)


Kexue Jishu Zhexue Yanjiu (Studies in Philosophy of Science and Technology)
Volume: 26, no. 3
Issue: 3
Pages: 82-101


Publication Date: 2009
Edition Details: [Translated title.] In Chinese.
Language: Chinese

The idea of Riemann for Geometry originated from three subjects: mathematics, physics and philosophy. Riemann's creative idea of space and the tensor analysis were the theoretical foundation and the technical foundation of the theory of relativity, respectively. Furthermore, the combination of space and material implied the theory of relativity. Einstein emphasized the importance of the mathematical logic for physics, and realized the experience of the mathematical and physical knowledge.

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Authors & Contributors
Darrigol, Olivier
Kümmerle, Harald
Arianrhod, Robyn
Battimelli, Giovanni
Bracco, Christian
Cooke, Roger M.
Journals
European Physical Journal H
Acta Historica Leopoldina
Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology
Historia Mathematica
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Publishers
American Mathematical Society
Aracne
Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura
Kluwer Academic
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Oxford University Press
Concepts
Physics
Mathematics
Mathematics and its relationship to science
Relativity
Mathematics education
Mathematical physics
People
Riemann, Georg Friedrich Bernhard
Einstein, Albert
Hilbert, David
Lorentz, Hendrik Antoon
MacCullagh, James
Maxwell, James Clerk
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
18th century
Meiji period (Japan, 1868-1910)
Taisho period (Japan, 1912-1926)
Places
Ireland
Japan
Italy
Naples (Italy)
Pisa (Italy)
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