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Einstein's Italian mathematicians : Ricci, Levi-Civita, and the birth of general relativity
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An exchange of information between Italian Tullio Levi-Civita and Hungarian born Theodore Von Kármn, based on mathematics by Italian Gregorio Ricci Curbastro, helped provide the mathematical background used by Albert Einstein in forming his general theory of relativity.
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Title
Einstein's Italian mathematicians : Ricci, Levi-Civita, and the birth of general relativity
Call No
QA28 .G66 2018
Authors
Goodstein, Judith R.
Subjects
Levi-Civita, Tullio, 1873-1941.
Ricci Curbastro, Gregorio, 1853-1925.
Von Kármn, Theodore, 1881-1963.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. fast (OCoLC)fst00032023
Levi-Civita, Tullio, 1873-1941. fast (OCoLC)fst00147803
Ricci Curbastro, Gregorio, 1853-1925. fast (OCoLC)fst00127099
Von Kármn, Theodore, 1881-1963. fast (OCoLC)fst00005210
Levi-Civita, Tullio, 1873-1941. nli
Ricci Curbastro, Gregorio, 1853-1925. nli
Von Kármn, Theodore, 1881-1963. nli
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. nli
Mathematicians--Italy--Biography.
Calculus of tensors.
General relativity (Physics)--Mathematics.
MATHEMATICS / Calculus.
Calculus of tensors.
General relativity (Physics)--Mathematics.
Mathematicians.
History and biography -- Research exposition (monographs, survey articles).
History and biography -- History of mathematics and mathematicians -- 19th century.
History and biography -- History of mathematics and mathematicians -- 20th century.
History and biography -- History of mathematics and mathematicians -- Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies.
Relativity and gravitational theory -- Historical (must also be assigned at least one classification number from Section 01).
Mathematicians--Italy--Biography.
Calculus of tensors.
General relativity (Physics)--Mathematics.
Italy.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Language
English
Published
Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society, [2018]
Publication Desc
xvii, 211 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ;
ISBN
9781470428464

paperback

LCCN
2018000022
Dimensions
26 cm