Philosophy and Physics of Noether's Theorems

In 1918, Emmy Noether, in her paper Invariante Variationsprobleme, proved two theorems (and their converses) on variational problems that went on to revolutionise theoretical physics. 100 years later, the mathematics of Noether''s theorems continues to be generalised, and the physical applications of her results continue to diversify. This centenary volume brings together world-leading historians,...