PIRSA:15060009

The Genesis and Renaissance of General Relativity

Renn, J. (2015). The Genesis and Renaissance of General Relativity. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/15060009

Renn, Jurgen. The Genesis and Renaissance of General Relativity. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 24, 2015, https://pirsa.org/15060009 

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            doi = {10.48660/15060009},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/15060009},
            author = {Renn, Jurgen},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {The Genesis and Renaissance of General Relativity},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2015},
            month = {jun},
            note = {PIRSA:15060009 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Jurgen Renn Freie Universität Berlin - Institut für Experimentalphysik

Talk numberPIRSA:15060009
DOI10.48660/15060009
Collection
Talk Type Conference

Abstract

Albert Einstein developed the general theory of relativity 100 years ago as an answer to fundamental problems of contemporary physics. Yet the theory remained a marginal phenomenon of physics, especially in comparison to quantum theory, until the second half of the 20th century. That's when the renaissance in general relativity combined with the rise of relativistic astrophysics, turning general relativity into a key instrument in astrophysics. This talk will trace the genesis of general relativity, look at Einstein's research and the work of many other scientists who contributed to the theory, and show how general relativity eventually became not only a highly active field of research but one of the principal challenges to the conceptual unification of physics.