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Albert Einstein's 1916 Review Article on General Relativity

History and Philosophy of Physics 2007-05-23 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

The first comprehensive overview of the final version of the general theory of relativity was published by Einstein in 1916 after several expositions of preliminary versions and latest revisions of the theory in November 1915. A historical account of this review paper is given, of its prehistory, including a discussion of Einstein's collaboration with Marcel Grossmann, and of its immediate reception.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0405066,
  title  = {Albert Einstein's 1916 Review Article on General Relativity},
  author = {Tilman Sauer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0405066},
  year   = {2007}
}

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27 pages, 1 jpg image