The Mathematicians’ Happy Hunting Ground: Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity |
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| Authors: | David E Rowe |
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| Institution: | (1) Johannes Gutenberg University, Fachbereich 17—Mathematik, D55099 Mainz, Germany |
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| Abstract: | There is hardly any doubt that for physics special relativity theory is of much greater consequence than the general theory.
The reverse situation prevails with respect to mathematics: there special relativity theory had comparatively little, general
relativity theory very considerable, influence, above all upon the development of a general scheme for differential geometry.
—Hermann Weyl, “Relativity as a Stimulus to Mathematical Research,” pp. 536–537. |
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