Arch and scaffold: How Einstein found his field equations

• Michel Janssen ^[1] ; Jürgen Renn ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Minnesota

     University of Minnesota

     City of Minneapolis, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

     Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

     Berlin, Stadt, Alemania

     
• Localización: Physics today, ISSN 0031-9228, Vol. 68, Nº. 11, 2015, pág. 30
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In his later years, Einstein often claimed that he had obtained the field equations of general relativity by choosing the mathematically most natural candidate. His writings during the period in which he developed general relativity tell a different story.