Personnel de l'université
Scott WALTER
Professeur d'épistémologie et d'histoire des sciences et des techniquesCoordonnées
Faculté des sciences et des techniques de Nantes 2 chemin de la Houssinière BP 92 208 44322 Nantes CEDEX 3
- Bureau
- Bât. 3, bureau 49
- Tél
- 0251125781 (n° interne : 455781)
- Scott.Walter@univ-nantes.fr
- Site internet
- http://scottwalter.free.fr
Discipline(s) enseignée(s)
Épistémologie, histoire des sciences et des techniques
Thèmes de recherche
Histoire des sciences physiques et mathématiques, XIXe-XXe s. Histoire des techniques, XIXe-XXe s.
Activités / CV
Publications:
1. The Poincaré pear and Poincaré-Darwin fission theory in astrophysics, 1885-1901. Philosophia Scientiae 27(3), 2023, 3-31.
2. Poincaré-Week in Göttingen, in light of the Hilbert-Poincaré correspondence of 1908-1909. In M. T. Borgato, E. Neuenschwander & I. Passeron, eds, Mathematical Correspondences and Critical Editions, 297-310, Cham: Springer, 2019; doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-73577-1_15.
3. Ether and electrons in relativity theory (1900-1911). In J. Navarro, ed, Ether and Modernity, 67-87, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018; doi 10.1093/oso/9780198797258.003.0005.
4. Figures of light in the early history of relativity (1905-1914). In D. Rowe, T. Sauer, and S. A. Walter, eds, Beyond Einstein: Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century (Einstein Studies 14), 3-50, New York: Birkhäuser, 2018; doi 10.1007/978-1-4939-7708-6_1.
5. Beyond Einstein: Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century (Einstein Studies 14). D. E. Rowe, T. Sauer, and S. A. Walter, eds., New York: Birkhäuser, 492 p., 2018. ISBN 978-1-4939-7706-2; doi 10.1007/978-1-4939-7708-6.
6. Henri Poincaré's life, science, and life in science. Historia Mathematica 44(4), 2017, 425-435; doi 10.1016/j.hm.2017.05.001.
7. La correspondance entre Henri Poincaré, les astronomes, et les géodésiens. S. A. Walter, éd., Ph. Nabonnand, R. Krömer, M. Schiavon, éds. associés, Basel : Birkhäuser, 2016.
8. Poincaré on clocks in motion. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 47(1), 2014, 131-141; doi 10.1016/j.shpsb.2014.01.003.
9. The historical origins of spacetime. In A. Ashtekar and V. Petkov (eds.), Springer Handbook of Spacetime. Berlin: Springer, 2014, 27-38.
10. Henri Poincaré, theoretical physics and relativity theory in Paris. In K.-H. Schlote and M. Schneider (eds.), Mathematics Meets Physics. Frankfurt am Main: Harri Deutsch, 2011, 213-239.
11. Moritz Schlick's reading of Poincaré's theory of relativity. In F. O. Engler and M. Iven (eds.), Moritz Schlick: Ursprünge und Entwicklungen seines Denkens, Schlickiana 5. Berlin: Parerga Verlag, 2010, 191-203.
12. Minkowski's modern world. In V. Petkov (ed.), Minkowski Spacetime: A Hundred Years Later. Berlin: Springer, 2010, 43-61.
1. The Poincaré pear and Poincaré-Darwin fission theory in astrophysics, 1885-1901. Philosophia Scientiae 27(3), 2023, 3-31.
2. Poincaré-Week in Göttingen, in light of the Hilbert-Poincaré correspondence of 1908-1909. In M. T. Borgato, E. Neuenschwander & I. Passeron, eds, Mathematical Correspondences and Critical Editions, 297-310, Cham: Springer, 2019; doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-73577-1_15.
3. Ether and electrons in relativity theory (1900-1911). In J. Navarro, ed, Ether and Modernity, 67-87, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018; doi 10.1093/oso/9780198797258.003.0005.
4. Figures of light in the early history of relativity (1905-1914). In D. Rowe, T. Sauer, and S. A. Walter, eds, Beyond Einstein: Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century (Einstein Studies 14), 3-50, New York: Birkhäuser, 2018; doi 10.1007/978-1-4939-7708-6_1.
5. Beyond Einstein: Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century (Einstein Studies 14). D. E. Rowe, T. Sauer, and S. A. Walter, eds., New York: Birkhäuser, 492 p., 2018. ISBN 978-1-4939-7706-2; doi 10.1007/978-1-4939-7708-6.
6. Henri Poincaré's life, science, and life in science. Historia Mathematica 44(4), 2017, 425-435; doi 10.1016/j.hm.2017.05.001.
7. La correspondance entre Henri Poincaré, les astronomes, et les géodésiens. S. A. Walter, éd., Ph. Nabonnand, R. Krömer, M. Schiavon, éds. associés, Basel : Birkhäuser, 2016.
8. Poincaré on clocks in motion. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 47(1), 2014, 131-141; doi 10.1016/j.shpsb.2014.01.003.
9. The historical origins of spacetime. In A. Ashtekar and V. Petkov (eds.), Springer Handbook of Spacetime. Berlin: Springer, 2014, 27-38.
10. Henri Poincaré, theoretical physics and relativity theory in Paris. In K.-H. Schlote and M. Schneider (eds.), Mathematics Meets Physics. Frankfurt am Main: Harri Deutsch, 2011, 213-239.
11. Moritz Schlick's reading of Poincaré's theory of relativity. In F. O. Engler and M. Iven (eds.), Moritz Schlick: Ursprünge und Entwicklungen seines Denkens, Schlickiana 5. Berlin: Parerga Verlag, 2010, 191-203.
12. Minkowski's modern world. In V. Petkov (ed.), Minkowski Spacetime: A Hundred Years Later. Berlin: Springer, 2010, 43-61.
Mis à jour le 20 novembre 2023 - Scott WALTER.