Einstein, Hilbert, and The Theory of Gravitation

  • Introduction
  • Steps Towards a New Theory of Gravitation
    • The Principles of Equivalence and Relativity
    • Abraham’s Objections
    • Einstein and Grossmann: Search for the Mathematical Tools of General Relativity
    • The Foundation of General Relativity
  • Physics and Geometry
    • The Role of Axiomatization in Hilbert’s Work
    • Concepts of Space and Geometry
    • Space-Time and Invariants
    • Mie’s Field Theory of Matter
    • Hilbert’s Communication to the Gottingen Academy
  • Completion of the Theory of Gravitation
  • Physical Interpretation of General Covariance
  • Hamilton’s Principle and the Conservation Laws
  • General Covariance and Conservation Laws
  • Extension of General Relativity
    • Generalization of Riemannian Geometry
    • Weyl’s Unified Theory
    • Five-Dimensional Relativity