General relativity as a hybrid theory: The genesis of Einstein's work on the problem of motion

In this paper I describe the genesis of Einstein's early work on the problem of motion in general relativity (GR): the question of whether the motion of matter subject to gravity can be derived directly from the Einstein field equations. In addressing this question, Einstein himself always pref...

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Main Author: Lehmkuhl, D. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2019
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