Hilbert's Derivation of Field Equations?

[Geremia]

Where can I find the paper of Hilbert's derivation of General Relativity's field equations? I heard it is more elegant than Einstein's. Thanks

 

[yossell]

Would this be the paper you're looking for?
http://echo.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/content/space/space/hilbert

I can't read German myself. There's a discussion of Hilbert's approach in the monstrous 'Gravitation', by Misner, Thorne and Wheeler, in chapter 21.

I think this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein-Hilbert_action is also a discussion of the approach, but I haven't checked very carefully.

 

[Geremia]

Would this be the paper you're looking for?
http://echo.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/content/space/space/hilbert

I can't read German myself.

I believe the paper you quote is right. After a lot of sleuthing, I found it in English, broken up into two parts:

http://www.springerlink.com/content/t2681418480nq841/
http://www.springerlink.com/content/r553172428568765/

 

[yossell]

Good find - unfortunately, Springer wants to charge me for those, so I'll have to learn German.

 

[Ich]

I'll have to learn German

Cool. Let me know when you're done, I'd love to discuss with you guys in my mother tongue.