Published November 1, 2005
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Journal article
Einstein's misgivings about his 1905 formulation of special relativity
Creators
- 1. Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 10 Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JJ (United Kingdom)
Description
When Einstein formulated his 1905 treatment of relativistic kinematics, the template in his mind was thermodynamics. This was because a more desirable 'constructive' account of the behaviour of moving rods and clocks, based on the detailed physics governing their microscopic constitution, was unavailable. The price to be paid was appreciated by Einstein and a handful of others since 1905
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/26/S85/ejp5_6_s01.pdf or at the Web site for the journal European Journal of Physics (ISSN 1361-6404) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/0143-0807/26/S85/ejp5_6_s01.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
- DOI
- 10.1088/0143-0807/26/6/S01;
- PII
- S0143-0807(05)02598-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Journal of Physics
- Journal Volume
- 26
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. S85-S90
- ISSN
- 0143-0807
- CODEN
- EJPHD4
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36098600
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; RELATIVITY THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS
- Descriptors DEC
- ENERGY RANGE; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS