Space and Time: Minkowski's papers on relativityMinkowski Institute Press, 2012 M12 6 - 134 pages This is the first publication (in German or English) of Hermann Minkowski's three papers on relativity together: The Relativity Principle - lecture given at the meeting of the Göttingen Mathematical Society on November 5, 1907. This is the first English translation. The Fundamental Equations for Electromagnetic Processes in Moving Bodies - lecture given at the meeting of the Göttingen Scientific Society on December 21, 1907. New translation. Space and Time - lecture given at the 80th Meeting of Natural Scientists in Cologne on September 21, 1908. New translation. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Relativity Principle | 39 |
The Fundamental Equations for Electromagnetic Processes in Moving Bodies | 51 |
Space and Time | 111 |
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