Symmetry Principles in Einstein's Theory of Relativity

Peter Christian Aichelburg (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Symmetries have played and still play a profound role in physics. To all scales, from particle physics to cosmology, symmetries are essential ingredients for describing and understanding our physical world. In the following I concentrate on the underlying symmetry principles that guided Einstein in the search for a new theory: from Special to General Relativity and to Cosmology.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)245-256
Number of pages12
JournalSymmetry: Culture and Science
Volume29
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 103010 History of physics
  • 103028 Theory of relativity

Keywords

  • General Relativity
  • GEOMETRY
  • Cosmology
  • History of Science
  • Geometry
  • FIELD
  • CURVATURE
  • WORLD

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