Remembering Einstein
Lectures on Physics and Astrophysiscs
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP India
- Date of Publication 1 July 2010
- ISBN 9780198064497
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages164 pages
- Size 244x161x17 mm
- Weight 428 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 18 black and white halftone and line illustrations 0
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Short description:
This book, commemorating the centenary of the Einstein's Relativity Principle, includes nine lectures on physics and astrophysics by prominent scientists and researchers.
MoreLong description:
In 1905, Albert Einstein wrote five papers which marked a watershed between classical and modern physics. These papers dealt with the problem of 'Reality of Atoms'; 'Theory of Special Relativity', which overthrew Newtonian conceptions of space and time; and his most revolutionary 'Light-Quantum Hypothesis', which together with Planck's work on black body radiation started the Quantum Revolution. The year 2005 was celebrated by UNESCO as 'International Year of
Physics' commemorating the centenary of the Relativity Principle.
To celebrate this landmark, Nehru Centre, Mumbai organized a Lecture Series. Projecting the influence that Einstein's work has had on fundamental issues in physics, these lectures were delivered by eminent scientists and researchers. This volume includes the nine lectures delivered on the occasion. The first lecture by Virendra Singh highlights Einstein's novel contribution in 1905. Then Arvind Kumar elaborates on the route that Einstein took to resolve the problems of black body radiation.
While Jayant Narlikar presents a historical account of how cosmology has developed since Einstein's 1917 paper, S.M. Chitre elaborates on how relativity has played a crucial role in solving the central problem concerning the source of energy for stars. While T. Padmanabhan writes on Einstein's role in
shaping our understanding of astronomy and cosmology, Sandip Trivedi shows that Einstein had a quest, a central focus that increasingly dominated his scientific life after 1915. Abhay Ashtekar writes on how, at the beginning of the twentieth century, Einstein revolutionized the notions of space and time, and Naresh Dadhich narrates that in his monumental discoveries, the driving force for Einstein was consistency of concept and principle rather than conflict with experiment. The final lecture
by B.N. Jagtap discusses one of the most fascinating topics associated with two great scientists of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein and Sathyendra Nath Bose.
Table of Contents:
Foreword o Acknowledgements
B.V. Sreekantan / Introduction
Virendra Singh / 'Albert Einstein: His Annus Mirabilis 1905'
Arvind Kumar / 'Einstein and Light Quanta'
Jayant V. Narlekar / 'Einstein and Cosmology'
S.M. Chitre / 'Role of relatively in Astronomy and Astrophysics'
T. Padmanabhan / 'Cosmology and Dark Energy'
Sandip P. Trivedi / 'Einstein's Dream and String Theory'
Abhay Ashtekar / 'Space and Time: From Antiquity to Einstein and Beyond'
Naresh Dadhich / 'Why Einstein (Had I been born in 1844!)?'
B.N. Jagtap / 'Bose-Einstein Condensation: When Atoms become Waves'
o List of Contributors o Index
