Einstein and the Ether
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| Author | Ludwig Kostro |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | History of physics, Aether, Relativity |
| Published | 2000 |
| Publisher | C. Roy Keys Inc. (Apeiron) |
| Pages | 242 |
| ISBN | 0968368948 |
Einstein and the Ether is a 2000 book by the physicist and historian of science Ludwik Kostro, published by Apeiron (Montreal).
Overview
Although Einstein is popularly credited with abolishing the ether, Kostro documents how Einstein in fact reintroduced a new, relativistic ether beginning in 1916 and developed the idea in his later work. The book recounts how Einstein came to reject the nineteenth-century mechanical ether, then traces the three successive relativistic-ether concepts Einstein put forward, culminating in his treatment of spacetime itself as a physical, material entity — a "new ether." It is a scholarly study of a comparatively little-known strand of Einstein's thought.
About the author
Ludwik Kostro (born 1935) is a Polish physicist and philosopher who studied in Rome and became a professor in the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the University of Gdańsk, specializing in the history and philosophy of relativity.
Publication details
- Author: Ludwik Kostro
- Publisher: C. Roy Keys Inc. (Apeiron), Montreal
- Published: 2000
- Pages: 242
- ISBN: 0968368948
Links to Purchase Book
- Einstein and the Ether (Amazon)