Neuenschwander, Dwight E.
Emmy Noether's WonderfulTheorem
- ISBN 13:
- 9781421422671
- author:
- Neuenschwander, Dwight E.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 344
- Dimensions:
- 22.61 x 14.99 x 2.03 centimetres
- Genre:
- Science, Physics, Science,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Emmy Noether's Wonderful Theorem by Dwight E. Neuenschwander is a groundbreaking mathematical solution that has far-reaching implications for physics. In 1915, Emmy Noether was approached by two leading mathematicians to help reconcile Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity with the conservation of energy. Her novel theorem, published in 1918, relates conservation laws to continuous symmetries and has since become a cornerstone of mathematical reasoning in physics. Noether's theorem is applicable across all of physics, touching on topics such as energy, momentum, charge conservation, and coupled matter-field systems. The first part of the theorem explains how symmetries under global spacetime transformations relate to the conservation of energy and momentum, while the second part extends this idea to include local gauge invariance. This book provides a clear and concise explanation of Noether's theorem, making it accessible to readers with a basic understanding of mathematics. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history and development of mathematical physics.
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