Genesis of general relativity - Discovery of general relativity
History and Philosophy of Physics
2012-04-17 v1
Abstract
The intermediate stage of the development of general relativity is inseparable of Marcel Grossmann's mathematical assistance. Einstein acknowledges Grossmann's help during 1912-1914 to the development of general relativity. In fact, as with special relativity so was it with General relativity, Einstein received assistance only from his old friends, Marcel Grossmann and Michele Besso. However, he continued to consider Besso as his eternal "sounding board"...
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@article{arxiv.1204.3386,
title = {Genesis of general relativity - Discovery of general relativity},
author = {Galina Weinstein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.3386},
year = {2012}
}
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A talk that I am going to deliver on May 25, 2012 to the group of historians and philosophers of science, Bar-Ilan University. The paper is based on major scholars' research and primary sources