by Jeremy Gray (Editor)
The Symbolic Universe considers the ways in which many leading mathematicians between 1890 and 1930 attempted to apply geometry to physics. It concentrates on responses to Einstein's theories of special and general relativity, but also considers the philosophical implications of these ideas.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 22 Jul 1999
ISBN 10: 0198500882
ISBN 13: 9780198500889