Noether鈥檚 Theorem and General Relativity
Noether鈥檚 Theorem and General Relativity
Our speaker will be Karen Uhlenbeck who will speak on Emmy Noether鈥檚 contributions to the theory of relativity. This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the mathematical origins of our group鈥檚 name, Noetherian Ring.The seminar is intended to be accessible to upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. There will be time for discussion and socializing after the talk. The seminar is open to all eligible participants regardless of identity.听
Emmy Noether is known to most mathematicians for her work听in algebra. However, her one 1918 paper in the calculus of variations,听identifying conservation laws with group actions is recognized by most听physicists and some geometers as a fundamental breakthrough in听understanding symmetry. She was recruited by Hilbert and Klein to听work on the lack of conservation of energy in relativity. She gave a听definitive explanation, which I will try to explain.