The Noether Theorems

Preface. -Acknowledgements. - I. "Invariant Variational Problems". II. - Invariance and Conservation Laws in the Twentieth Century. The Inception and Reception of the Noether Theorems. - 1. The Inception of the Noether Theorems. -2. The Noether Theorems. -3. The Noether Theorems as Seen by Contemporaries and by Historians of Science. -4. From Bessel-Hagen to Hill 19211951. -5. The Reception of Noether's First Theorem after 1950. -6. The Reception of Noether's Second Theorem after 1950. -7. After 1970Genuine Generalizations. -Conclusion. -Appendix I. Postcard from Noether to Klein. -Appendix II. Letter from Noether to Klein. -Appendix III. Letter from Klein to Pauli. -Appendix IV. Letter from Noether to Einstein. -Lectures at the Mathematical Society of Göttingen. -References. -Index. Language: English