Minkowski space mathematics was around for quite a while. But people associate Einstein with spacetime. This is kind of a weird reverse example where the reframing has all the value when it feels like the “just mathematics” seems to be footnote levels of fame when it is quite a big chunk of the engine.
Minkowski space mathematics was around for quite a while. But people associate Einstein with spacetime. This is kind of a weird reverse example where the reframing has all the value when it feels like the “just mathematics” seems to be footnote levels of fame when it is quite a big chunk of the engine.