Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction to the Scientific Writings ix
4. 1. A Theory of the Foundations of Thermodynamics (1903) 1
5. 2. On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light (1905) 18
6. 3. On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in Liquids at Rest Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat (1905) 33
7. 4. On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies (1905) 43
8. 5. Does the Inertia of a Body Depend upon Its Energy Content? (1905) 72
9. 6. On the Theory of Light Production and Light Absorption (1906) 75
10. 7. Planck’s Theory of Radiation and the Theory of Specific Heat (1907) 82
11. 8. On the Relativity Principle and the Conclusions Drawn from It (1907) 93
12. 9. On the Present Status of the Radiation Problem (1909) 147
13. 10. On the Development of Our Views Concerning the Nature and Constitution of Radiation (1909) 165
14. 11. On the Influence of Gravitation on the Propagation of Light (1911) 181
15. 12. Thermodynamic Proof of the Law of Photochemical Equivalence (1912) 191
16. 13. Experimental Proof of Ampère’s Molecular Currents (1915) 198
17. 14. Explanation of the Perihelion Motion of Mercury from the General Theory of Relativity (1915) 202
18. 15. The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity (1916) 212
19. 16. Approximative Integration of the Field Equations of Gravitation (1916) 265
20. 17. On the Quantum Theory of Radiation (1916) 275
21. 18. Hamilton’s Principle and the General Theory of Relativity (1916) 289
22. 19. Cosmological Considerations in the General Theory of Relativity (1917) 296
23. 20. On Gravitational Waves (1918) 307
24. 21. On the Foundations of the General Theory of Relativity (1918) 323
25. 22. The Law of Energy Conservation in the General Theory of Relativity (1918) 326
26. 23. Does Field Theory Provide Possibilities for the Solution of the Quantum Problem? (1923) 339
27. 24. Quantum Theory of the Monatomic Ideal Gas (1924) 346
28. 25. Quantum Theory of the Monatomic Ideal Gas. Second Paper (1925) 354
29. 26. Unified Field Theory of Gravitation and Electricity (1925) 369
30. 27. Patent of Refrigerator (1927) 376
31. 28. Unified Field Theory Based on Riemannian Metric and Distant Parallelism (1930) 384
32. 29. On the Cosmological Problem of the General Theory of Relativity (1931) 398
33. 30. On the Relation between the Expansion and the Mean Density of the Universe (1932) 402
34. 31. Elementary Derivation of the Equivalence of Mass and Energy (1935) 404
35. 32. Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete? (1935) 412
36. 33. The Particle Problem in the General Theory of Relativity (1935) 420
37. 34. Lens-like Action of a Star by the Deflection of Light in a Gravitational Field (1936) 431
38. 35. On a Generalization of Kaluza’s Theory of Electricity (1938) 433
39. 36. The Gravitational Equations and the Problem of Motion [Excerpt] (1937) 455
40. 37. On the Non-Existence of Regular Stationary Solutions of Relativistic Field Equations (1943) 486
41. 38. Relativistic Theory of the Non-symmetric Field (1955) 494
42. Bibliography 521
43. Index 527