Book contents
- Conceptual Developments of 20th Century Field Theories
- Reviews of the first edition
- Conceptual Developments of 20th Century Field Theories
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Revised Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Rise of Classical Field Theory
- Part I The Geometrical Programme for Fundamental Interactions
- Part II The Quantum Field Programme for Fundamental Interactions
- Part III The Gauge Field Programme for Fundamental Interactions
- Appendices
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index
2 - The Rise of Classical Field Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 October 2019
Book contents
- Conceptual Developments of 20th Century Field Theories
- Reviews of the first edition
- Conceptual Developments of 20th Century Field Theories
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Revised Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Rise of Classical Field Theory
- Part I The Geometrical Programme for Fundamental Interactions
- Part II The Quantum Field Programme for Fundamental Interactions
- Part III The Gauge Field Programme for Fundamental Interactions
- Appendices
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index
Summary
Although the developments that I plan to explore began with Einstein’s general theory of relativity (GTR), without a proper historical perspective, it would be very difficult to grasp the internal dynamics of GTR and subsequent developments as further stages of a field programme. Such a perspective can be suitably furnished with an adequate account of the rise of the field programme itself. The purpose of this chapter is to provide such an account, in which major motivations and underlying assumptions of the developments that led to the rise of the field programme are briefly outlined.1
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- Conceptual Developments of 20th Century Field Theories , pp. 21 - 38Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019