Author: Edmund T. WhittakerPublisher:
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Languages : en
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A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity
Author: Edmund T. WhittakerA History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity
Author: Whittaker, Edmund Taylor WhittakerPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 319
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A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity: The modern theories: 1900-1926
Author: Edmund Taylor WhittakerPublisher:
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Category : Ether (Space)
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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A history of the theories of aether and electricity. 2. The modern theories 1900 - 1926
Author: Edmund T. WhittakerA History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity
Author: Sir Edmund WhittakerPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486261263
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
Accessible treatment offers highly detailed accounts concerning development of ideas and theories about the nature of electricity and space (aether), focusing on period from Descartes to Lorentz, Einstein, and Minkowski. 1960 edition.
A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity: The classical theories. 2. The modern theories, 1900-1926
Author: Edmund Taylor WhittakerPublisher:
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Category : Electricity
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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The Historical Development of Quantum Theory
Author: Jagdish MehraPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780387951782
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Quantum Theory, together with the principles of special and general relativity, constitute a scientific revolution that has profoundly influenced the way in which we think about the universe and the fundamental forces that govern it. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is a definitive historical study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied it from the beginning. Drawing upon such materials as the resources of the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics, the Niels Bohr Archives, and the archives and scientific correspondence of the principal quantum physicists, as well as Jagdish Mehra's personal discussions over many years with most of the architects of quantum theory, the authors have written a rigorous scientific history of quantum theory in a deeply human context. This multivolume work presents a rich account of an intellectual triumph: a unique analysis of the creative scientific process. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is science, history, and biography, all wrapped in the story of a great human enterprise. Its lessons will be an aid to those working in the sciences and humanities alike.
Introduction to the Classical Theory of Particles and Fields
Author: Boris KosyakovPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540409343
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
This volume is intended as a systematic introduction to gauge field theory for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in high energy physics. The discussion is restricted to the classical (non-quantum) theory in Minkowski spacetime. Particular attention has been given to conceptual aspects of field theory, accurate definitions of basic physical notions, and thorough analysis of exact solutions to the equations of motion for interacting systems.
The Old Quantum Theory
Author: D. Ter HaarPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 148327537X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
The Old Quantum Theory
Einstein's Pathway to the Special Theory of Relativity
Author: Galina WeinsteinPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443878898
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This book pieces together the jigsaw puzzle of Einstein’s journey to discovering the special theory of relativity. Between 1902 and 1905, Einstein sat in the Patent Office and may have made calculations on old pieces of paper that were once patent drafts. One can imagine Einstein trying to hide from his boss, writing notes on small sheets of paper, and, according to reports, seeing to it that the small sheets of paper on which he was writing would vanish into his desk-drawer as soon as he heard footsteps approaching his door. He probably discarded many pieces of papers and calculations and flung them in the waste paper basket in the Patent Office. The end result was that Einstein published nothing regarding the special theory of relativity prior to 1905. For many years before 1905, he had been intensely concerned with the topic; in fact, he was busily working on the problem for seven or eight years prior to 1905. Unfortunately, there are no surviving notebooks and manuscripts, no notes and papers or other primary sources from this critical period to provide any information about the crucial steps that led Einstein to his great discovery. In May 1905, Henri Poincaré sent three letters to Hendrik Lorentz at the same time that Einstein wrote his famous May 1905 letter to Conrad Habicht, promising him four works, of which the fourth one, Relativity, was a rough draft at that point. In the May 1905 letters to Lorentz, Poincaré presented the basic equations of his 1905 “Dynamics of the Electron”, meaning that, at this point, Poincaré and Einstein both had drafts of papers relating to the principle of relativity. The book discusses Einstein’s and Poincaré’s creativity and the process by which their ideas developed. The book also explores the misunderstandings and paradoxes apparent in the theory of relativity, and unravels the subtleties and creativity of Einstein.