Goenner Hubert F M
University of Göttingen, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Tammannstr. 1, Göttingen, Germany D-37077.
Living Rev Relativ. 2004;7(1):2. doi: 10.12942/lrr-2004-2. Epub 2004 Feb 13.
This article is intended to give a review of the history of the classical aspects of unified field theories in the 20th century. It includes brief technical descriptions of the theories suggested, short biographical notes concerning the scientists involved, and an extensive bibliography. The present first installment covers the time span between 1914 and 1933, i.e., when Einstein was living and working in Berlin - with occasional digressions into other periods. Thus, the main theme is the unification of the electromagnetic and gravitational fields augmented by short-lived attempts to include the matter field described by Schrödinger's or Dirac's equations. While my focus lies on the conceptual development of the field, by also paying attention to the interaction of various schools of mathematicians with the research done by physicists, some prosopocraphical remarks are included.
本文旨在回顾20世纪统一场论经典方面的历史。它包括对所提出理论的简要技术描述、关于相关科学家的简短传记注释，以及一份详尽的参考文献目录。当前的第一部分涵盖了1914年至1933年这段时间，即爱因斯坦在柏林生活和工作的时期——偶尔也会涉及其他时期。因此，主要主题是电磁场和引力场的统一，期间还短暂尝试将由薛定谔方程或狄拉克方程描述的物质场纳入其中。虽然我的重点在于该领域的概念发展，但通过关注不同数学家学派与物理学家研究之间的相互作用，也包含了一些人物传记方面的评论。
