Lorentz and Poincaré invariance : 100 years of relativity /

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This collection of papers provides a broad view of the development of Lorentz and Poincaré invariance and spacetime symmetry throughout the past 100 years. The issues explored in these papers include: (1) formulations of relativity theories in which the speed of light is not a universal constant bu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hsu, J. P. (Jong-Ping)
Otros Autores: Zhang, Yuanzhong, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2001.
Colección:Advanced series on theoretical physical science ; v. 8.
Temas:
Symmetry (Physics)
Relativity (Physics)
Symétrie (Physique)
Relativité (Physique)
SCIENCE > Physics > Relativity.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: Preface ix
  • Acknowledgements xvii
  • Remarks on the Development of the Lorentz and Poincare Invariance xxi
  • Part I. Theoretical Implications of Lorentz and Poincare
  • Invariance 1
  • 1. The Dawn of Lorentz and Poincare Invariance (1887-1905) 3
  • First Proposal of the Universal Speed of Light by Voigt in 1887 4
  • A. Ernst and J-P. Hsu
  • The Ether and the Earth's Atmosphere 25
  • G.F. FitzGerald
  • General Problem of Moving Matter Treated in Relation to
  • the Individual Molecules 27
  • J. Larmor
  • Moving Material System: Approximation Carried to the
  • Second Order (Extract) 39
  • J. Larmor
  • In Pursuit of the Electrodynamics for Moving Bodies 43
  • J-P. Hsu and T. Kleinschmidt
  • 2. Special Relativity and its 4-Dimensional Symmetry (1904-1908) 55
  • Electromagnetic Phenomena in a System Moving with any Velocity
  • less than that)f Light (Extract) 56
  • H.A. Lorentz
  • Poincar6's Rendiconti Paper on Relativity. Part I 76
  • H.M. Schwartz
  • On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies 116
  • A. Einstein
  • The Principle of Relativity and the Fundamental Equations
  • of Mechanics 143
  • M. Planck
  • Space and Time 147
  • H. Minkowski
  • The Theory of Relativity and Science (Extract) 162
  • W. Pauli
  • Einstein's First Paper on Relativity 164
  • H.M. Schwartz
  • On the Origins of the Special Theory of Relativity (Extract) 183
  • G. Holton
  • 3. Inquiries Regarding the Constancy of the Speed of Light
  • (1908-1910) 193
  • The Postulate of the Constancy of the Speed of Light
  • Ritz's and Related Theories (Extract) 194
  • W. Pauli
  • Critical Researches on General Electrodynamics (Extract) 196
  • W. Ritz
  • 4. Extended Relativity and its 4-Dimensional Symmetry (1928-1997) 217
  • The Philosophy of Space and Time: Simultaneity (Extract) 218
  • H. Reichenbach
  • Special Relativity in Anisotropic Space 226
  • W.F. Edwards
  • Four-Dimensional Symmetry of Taiji Relativity and Coordinate
  • Transformation Based on a Weaker Postulate for the
  • Speed of Light.
  • I 243
  • L. Hsu, J-P. Hsu and D.A. Schneble
  • Four-Dimensional Symmetry of Taiji Relativity and Coordinate
  • Transformation Based on a Weaker Postulate for the
  • Speed of Light.
  • II 258
  • J-P. Hsu and L. Hsu
  • 5. The Splendid Union of Special Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
  • (1927-1949) 273
  • The Quantum Theory of the Emission and Absorption of Radiation 274
  • P.A.M. Dirac
  • The Quantum Theory of the Electron 297
  • P.A.M. Dirac
  • The Radiation Theories of Tomonaga, Schwinger, and Feynman 316
  • (with commentary)
  • F.J. Dyson
  • 6. The Lorentz and Poincar6 Groups and Their Implications (1939) 337
  • Symmetries, Quantum Lorentz Transformation and
  • the Poincar6 Algebra 338
  • S. Weinberg
  • Lorentz Group in Feynman's World
  • -Wigner's Little Groups and Their Applications 351
  • Y.S. Kim and M.E. Noz
  • 7. The Isotropy of the Speed of Light c: A Convenient Assumption
  • (1963-1995) 377
  • Test Theories of Special Relativity 378
  • Y.Z. Zhang
  • 8. Common Relativity and its 4-Dimensional Symmetry (1976-1983) 397
  • Common Time in a Four-Dimensional Symmetry Framework 398
  • J-P. Hsu and T.N. Sherry
  • Questions on Universal Constants and Four-Dimensional Symmetry
  • from a Broad Viewpoint
  • I 418
  • J-P. Hsu
  • News and Views (Extract) 434
  • (On Common Time and Common Relativity)
  • Nature Editorial
  • 9. The Aether and Relativistic Quantum Fields ( -1970) 437
  • Is There an Aether? 438
  • P.A.M. Dirac
  • Vacuum as the Source of Asymmetry 441
  • T.D. Lee
  • The New Ether 453
  • J.D. Bjorken
  • 10. The Logically Simplest Theory of Relativity and
  • its 4-Dimensional Symmetry (1990-1994) 469
  • Can One Derive the Lorentz Transformation from
  • Precision Experiments? 470
  • L. Hsu
  • A Physical Theory Based Solely on the First Postulate of Relativity 494
  • J-P. Hsu and L. Hsu
  • Part II. Experiments for Lorentz and Poincare Invariance 507
  • 11. The Fizeau Experiment 509
  • 12. The Michelson-Morley Experiment 513
  • 13. The Wilson-Wilson Experiment 521
  • 14. The Kennedy-Thordike Experiment 527
  • 15. The Ives-Stilwell Experiment 531
  • 16. The Observation of the Muon Lifetime Dilation 537
  • 17. "Experimental Tests" of the Second Postulate of
  • Special Relativity 541
  • 18. The Mass-Velocity Relation Experiment 549
  • 19. The Mass-Energy Relation Experiment 555
  • 20. The Thomas Precession Experiment 561
  • Appendices 567
  • A. Woldemar Voigt (1850-1919) 568
  • Von C. Runge
  • B. George Francis FitzGerald (1851-1901) 570
  • J-P. Hsu
  • C. Abbreviated Biographical Sketch of Walter Ritz (1878-1909) 572
  • R.S. Fritzius
  • D. Hans Reichenbach (1891-1953): Principal Dates 574
  • M. Reichenbach
  • E. The Most General Linear-Acceleration Transformation of 575
  • Spacetime Based on Limiting 4-Dimensional Symmetry
  • J-P. Hsu.

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