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Euler as Physicist by Dieter Suisky (auth.), Dieter Suisky (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"Euler as Physicist" analyzes the exceptional role of Leonhard Euler (1707 - 1783) in the history of science and emphasizes especially his fundamental contributions to physics. Although Euler is famous as the leading mathematician of the 18th century, his contributions to physics are as important for their innovative methods and solutions. Several books are devoted to Euler as mathematician, but none to Euler as physicist, like in this book. Euler’s contributions to mechanics are rooted in his life-long plan presented in two volume treatise programmatically entitled "Mechanics or the science of motion analytically demonstrated". Published in 1736, Euler’s treatise indicates the turn over from the traditional geometric representation of mechanics to a new approach. In writing Mechanics Euler did the first step to put the plan and his completion into practice through 1760. It is of particular interest to study how Euler made immediate use of his mathematics for mechanics and coordinated his progress in mathematics with his progress in physics. Euler's mechanics is not only a model for a consistently formulated theory, but allows for generalizations of Euler's principles. It is shown

Who reads Euler as Physicist?

Author

Dieter Suisky (auth.), Dieter Suisky (eds.)

Publisher

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9786611920647

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Philosophy, History