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02331aam a2200301Ii 4500 001 913FF7F2961911E8A89F3E0097128E48 003 SILO 005 20180802010035 008 180525s2018 sz b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 3319726307 020 $a 9783319726304 035 $a (OCoLC)1038009596 040 $a ERASA $b eng $e rda $c ERASA $d YDX $d BDX $d CDX $d OCLCF $d BNG $d IWA $d SILO 050 4 $a QC173.59 S65 C597x 2018 100 1 $a Cosgrove, Joseph K. 245 10 $a Relativity without spacetime / $c Joseph K. Cosgrove. 264 1 $a Cham, Switzerland : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c [2018] 300 $a xiii, 193 pages ; $c 22 cm 520 8 $a "In 1908, three years after Einstein first published his special theory of relativity, the mathematician Hermann Minkowski introduced his four-dimensional 'spacetime' interpretation of the theory. Einstein initially dismissed Minkowski's theory, remarking that 'since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity I do not understand it myself anymore.' Yet Minkowski's theory soon found wide acceptance among physicists, including eventually Einstein himself, whose conversion to Minkowski's way of thinking was engendered by the realization that he could profitably employ it for the formulation of his new theory of gravity. The validity of Minkowski's mathematical 'merging' of space and time has rarely been questioned by either physicists or philosophers since Einstein incorporated it into his theory of gravity. Physicists often employ Minkowski spacetime with little regard to the whether it provides a true account of the physical world as opposed to a useful mathematical tool in the theory of relativity. Philosophers sometimes treat the philosophy of space and time as if it were a mere appendix to Minkowski's theory. Joseph Cosgrove subjects the concept of spacetime to a comprehensive examination and concludes that Einstein's initial assessment of Minkowksi was essentially correct"--Back cover. 600 10 $a Einstein, Albert, $d 1879-1955. 600 10 $a Minkowski, H. $q (Hermann), $d 1864-1909. 650 0 $a Relativity (Physics) 650 0 $a Space and time. 650 0 $a Space and time $x Philosophy. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180802014248.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=913FF7F2961911E8A89F3E0097128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search