Henri Poincarʹe, Max Planck, Alfred North Whitehead, Albert Einstein, Sir Arthur Eddington, Niels Bohr, G.H. Hardy, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger, Theodosius Dobzhansky, C.H. Waddington |
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... result . Before the theory of relativity was put forward , it was diffi- cult to become reconciled to this negative result , for reasons now to be discussed . The inherited prejudices about time and space did not allow any doubt to ...
... result . Before the theory of relativity was put forward , it was diffi- cult to become reconciled to this negative result , for reasons now to be discussed . The inherited prejudices about time and space did not allow any doubt to ...
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... result that ds2 = dx2 + dx22 + dx32 + dx12 is independent of the choice of the body of ref- erence . We call the magnitude ds the " distance " apart of the two events or four - dimensional points . Thus , if we choose as time - variable ...
... result that ds2 = dx2 + dx22 + dx32 + dx12 is independent of the choice of the body of ref- erence . We call the magnitude ds the " distance " apart of the two events or four - dimensional points . Thus , if we choose as time - variable ...
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... result is also valid from the standpoint of an observer who is rotating with the disc . Now , as judged from the disc , the latter is in a gravitational field of potential o , hence the result we have obtained will hold quite generally ...
... result is also valid from the standpoint of an observer who is rotating with the disc . Now , as judged from the disc , the latter is in a gravitational field of potential o , hence the result we have obtained will hold quite generally ...
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