Jan Guichelaar: Willem de Sitter

Cover: 9783030074869 | Willem de Sitter | Einstein's Friend and Opponent | Jan Guichelaar

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Beschreibung

This is a thorough, very readable and excellently illustrated biography of Willem de Sitter (1872-1934), one of the most influential astronomers of his time, and also a co-author and correspondent of Einstein. Authored by a physicist and skilled writer, the book gives a beautiful and accessible description of the physics debated by Einstein and de Sitter, as well as the latter's alternative cosmological model, later known as the De Sitter Universe. But this is just part of a fascinating and varied life story involving numerous contributions to astronomy, as well as many places and personalities of early 20th century physics. The book will appeal to all those interested in astronomy and physics and their history.

Über den Autor

Jan Guichelaar (1945) is a theoretical physicist. He studied mathematics, astronomy and theoretical physics at the University of Amsterdam and received his PhD in 1974 with a thesis on acoustics in relativistic kinetic Boltzmann theory. After a career in secondary education, politics, university education and educational management he has been active as a historian of science in the field of astronomy and physics.

Zusammenfassung

Offers a comprehensive portrait of De Sitter's life and work, of interest to general readers as well as physicists and historians

Presents De Sitter's contributions in a fresh but sound way, and in a wider context

Gives clear insights into De Sitter's controversies with Einstein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Astronomy in Leiden.- Descent.- Youth and Education.- The Making of an Astronomer.- The Galilean Moons of Jupiter.- The Road to Professor in Leiden.- Leiden Activities.- Fundamental Work and a new Theory for Jupiter's Satellites.- Gravity, General Theory of Relativity and Cosmology.- Director of the Observatory and Stay in Arosa.- At the Top.- International Business.- Last years.- Abbreviations.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Physik , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xxii 278 S. 40 s/w Illustr. 31 farbige Illustr. 278 p. 71 illus. 31 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783030074869
ISBN-10:	3030074862
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Guichelaar, Jan
Auflage:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 2018
Hersteller:	Springer Nature Switzerland Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Jan Guichelaar
Erscheinungsdatum:	14.12.2018
Gewicht:	0,458 kg

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