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Einstein's Italian mathematicians : Ricci, Levi-Civita, and the birth of general relativity /

An exchange of information between Italian Tullio Levi-Civita and Hungarian born Theodore Von Kármán, 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Goodstein, Judith R
Published: American Mathematical Society,
Publisher Address: Providence, Rhode Island :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Levi-Civita, Tullio, > 1873-1941
Ricci Curbastro, Gregorio, > 1853-1925
Von Kármán, Theodore, > 1881-1963
Einstein, Albert, > 1879-1955
Mathematicians > Italy > Biography
Calculus of tensors
General relativity Physics > Mathematics
Summary: An exchange of information between Italian Tullio Levi-Civita and Hungarian born Theodore Von Kármán, based on mathematics by Italian Gregorio Ricci Curbastro, helped provide the mathematical background used by Albert Einstein in forming his general theory of relativity.
Carrier Form: xvii, 211 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-177) and index.
ISBN: 9781470428464 (paperback) :
1470428466 (paperback)
Index Number: QA28
CLC: K816.11
Call Number: K816.11/G655

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