The Legacy of Albert Einstein: A Collection of Essays in Celebration of the Year of Physics

“In this slender volume, about a dozen experts reflect succinctly on a variety of currently interesting topics, from black hole entropy in string theory to the challenge of dark energy. The book should interest primarily graduate students in physics and also some undergraduates . . . is a fine reflection of the internationalism of modern science that stretches across nations and continents, race, and religion.” Choice “It provides a broad, clear and precise overview of how his five famous papers sowed the seeds of revolution of 20th-century physics. For many, including the authors of this book, he was certainly a hero and a model . . . I certainly enjoyed the elegant approach of explaining abstract concepts and their future implications through the words of some of the renowned experts in the field.” Cern Courier “. . . it is a useful addition to any science library since it is accessible to any scientist with a general physics background. I thoroughly recommend it.” Australian Physics “Spenta Wadia brings together a collection of stimulating articles by distinguished authors from both the Indian and the international physics communities on a variety of developments in physics initiated by Einstein during his lifelong pursuit of physical theory.” Mathematical Reviews This indispensable volume contains a compendium of articles covering a vast range of topics in physics which were begun or influenced by the works of Albert Einstein: special relativity, quantum theory, statistical physics, condensed matter physics, general relativity, geometry, cosmology and unified field theory. An essay on the societal role of Einstein is included. These articles, written by some of the renowned experts, offer an insider's view of the exciting world of fundamental science.