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Author: Einstein, Albert
Title: Three papers by Albert Einstein on Kaluza's 5-dimensional Unified Field Theory
Place Published: Various places
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Date Published: 1923; 1927; 1941
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Beweis der Nichtexistenz eines überall regulären zentrich symmetrischen Feldes nach der Feld-theorie von Th. Kaluza [with Jakob Grommer]. In Scripta Universitatis atque Bibliothecae Hierosolymitanarum: Mathematica et Physica, Volumen I, curavit A. Einstein. In German & Hebrew. Paper VII. [2], 5 pp. Jerusalem / Hierosolymis: Printed by G. Kreysimng, Leipzig, 1923. Original printed wrappers (which are foxed, inkstamp at bottom of front wrapper). Einstein‘s early work with Kaluza‘s 5-dimensional conception of Unified Field Theory. Arguing against Kaluza‘s use of a fifth dimension, Einstein here seeks to prove ”the non-existence of a centrally symmetrical field that is regular everywhere”. Edited by Einstein himself, this volume was the first book published by Hebrew University. Boni 139.
Zu Kaluzas Theorie des Zusammenhanges von Gravitation und Elektrizität. Pp. 23-30. Berlin: Preussische Akademie der Wiesenschaften, 1927. Offprint in original printed wrappers. Einstein‘s view of Kaluza‘s 5-dimensional Unified Field Theory, in which the 5th dimension is curled up on itself and invisible to us. Boni 170.
Five-Dimensional Representation of Gravitation and Electricity [with V. Bargmann and P. G. Bergmann]. Pp. 212-225. In Theodore von Kármén Anniversary Volume: Contributions to Applied Mechanics and Related Subjects. Pasadena: California Institute of Technology, 1941. (4to) gilt-lettered cloth. With some markings and withdrawn stamp of California Institute of Technology Archives. Einstein‘s final attempt to work with Kaluza‘s 5-dimensional Unified Field Theory, Einstein here determining that the physical predictions of it point at a gravitational field as strong as the electromagnetic field. Boni 241.

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