Raum, Zeit, Materie
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Raum, Zeit, Materie is Hermann Weyl’s influential early 20th-century treatise that develops the mathematical foundations of general relativity and unifies geometry with the physics of space, time, and matter.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raum, Zeit, Materie canonical | 2 |
| Space, Time, Matter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T990114 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raum, Zeit, Materie Context triple: [Hermann Weyl, notableWork, Raum, Zeit, Materie]
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A.
Time And Relative Dimension In Space
Time And Relative Dimension In Space is the full name of the Doctor Who franchise’s iconic time-traveling spacecraft and time machine, commonly known by its acronym TARDIS.
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B.
On the Curvature of Space
"On the Curvature of Space" is a pioneering 1922 paper by Alexander Friedmann that introduced non-static, expanding-universe solutions to Einstein’s field equations, laying the theoretical foundation for modern cosmology.
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C.
The Restless Universe
The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
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D.
Über Begriff und Gegenstand
Über Begriff und Gegenstand is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that analyzes the distinction between concepts and objects within his logical and semantic framework.
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E.
Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?
"Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that first articulated the mass–energy equivalence principle, commonly expressed as E = mc².
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raum, Zeit, Materie Target entity description: Raum, Zeit, Materie is Hermann Weyl’s influential early 20th-century treatise that develops the mathematical foundations of general relativity and unifies geometry with the physics of space, time, and matter.
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A.
Time And Relative Dimension In Space
Time And Relative Dimension In Space is the full name of the Doctor Who franchise’s iconic time-traveling spacecraft and time machine, commonly known by its acronym TARDIS.
-
B.
On the Curvature of Space
"On the Curvature of Space" is a pioneering 1922 paper by Alexander Friedmann that introduced non-static, expanding-universe solutions to Einstein’s field equations, laying the theoretical foundation for modern cosmology.
-
C.
The Restless Universe
The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
-
D.
Über Begriff und Gegenstand
Über Begriff und Gegenstand is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that analyzes the distinction between concepts and objects within his logical and semantic framework.
-
E.
Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?
"Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that first articulated the mass–energy equivalence principle, commonly expressed as E = mc².
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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mathematics book ⓘ physics book ⓘ scientific monograph ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
mathematics
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philosophy of science ⓘ Physics ⓘ
surface form:
physics
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| aim |
develop mathematical foundations of general relativity
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unify geometry with the physics of space, time, and matter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
modern geometry
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theory of relativity ⓘ
surface form:
relativity theory
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| author | Hermann Weyl ⓘ |
| field |
differential geometry
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general relativity ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
treatise
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university lecture-based text ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
geometrical approach to gravitation
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unified view of space, time, and matter ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early 20th-century mathematical physics
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early development of general relativity ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of gauge-theoretic ideas in physics
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later textbooks on general relativity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Albert Einstein
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Bernhard Riemann ⓘ David Hilbert ⓘ Felix Klein ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing early 20th-century relativity research
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mathematical formulation of spacetime ⓘ systematic exposition of general relativity ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Raum, Zeit, Materie
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Space, Time, Matter
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| topic |
Einstein’s theory of gravitation
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Riemannian manifolds ⓘ
surface form:
Riemannian geometry
covariance in physics ⓘ matter ⓘ space ⓘ spacetime geometry ⓘ tensor calculus ⓘ time ⓘ unification of geometry and physics ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Raum, Zeit, Materie Description of subject: Raum, Zeit, Materie is Hermann Weyl’s influential early 20th-century treatise that develops the mathematical foundations of general relativity and unifies geometry with the physics of space, time, and matter.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hermann Weyl
this entity surface form:
Space, Time, Matter