Mathematical and Physical Papers: Volume 1

Originally published in 1929, this is the first part of a two-volume set containing the collected papers of the theoretical physicist Joseph Larmour.

Joseph Larmor (Author)

9781107536463, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 December 2015

692 pages
25.5 x 17.7 x 3.5 cm, 1.3 kg

Joseph Larmour (1857–1942) was a theoretical physicist who made important discoveries in relation to the electron theory of matter, as espoused in his 1900 work Aether and Matter. Originally published in 1929, this is the first part of a two-volume set containing Larmour's collected papers. The papers are presented in chronological order across the volumes, enabling readers to understand their theoretical development and framing them in an accessible form for 'future historical interests'. Authorial notes and appendices are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the word of Larmour, mathematics physics and the history of science.

Preface
1. Planimetry on a moving plain
2. On critical or 'apparently neutral' equilibrium
3. Electromagnetic induction in conducting sheets and solid bodies
4. On least action as the fundamental formulation in dynamics and physics
5. On possible systems of jointed wicker-work, and their degrees of internal freedom
6. On hydrokinetic symmetry
7. On the theory of a system of forces equilibrating an astatic solid
8. On the extension of Ivory's and Jacobi's distance-correspondences for quadric surfaces
9. On the flow of electricity in a system of linear conductors
10. Some applications of generalized space-coordinates to differential analysis: potentials and isotropic elasticity
11. On the molecular theory of galvanic polarization
12. On the form and position of the horopter
13. General theory of Dupin's space-extension of the focal properties of conic sections
14. On direct principles in the theory of partial differential equations
15. The transformation of multiple surface integrals into multiple line integrals
16. Electromagnetic and other images in spheres and planes
17. On Professor Miller's observations of supernumerary rainbows
18. The characteristics of an asymmetric optical combination
19. A scheme of simultaneous motions of a system of rigidly connected points, and the curvatures of their trajectories
20. The influence of electrification on ripples
21. On the curvature of prismatic images, and on Amici's prism telescope
22. Rotary polarization, illustrated by vibrations of a gyrostatically loaded chain
23. The laws of the diffraction along caustic surfaces
24. The most general type of electrical waves in dielectric media that is consistent with ascertained laws
25. A mechanical representation of a vibrating electrical system, and its radiation
26. On a generalized theory of electrodynamics
27. The equations of propagation of disturbances in gyrostatically loaded media, and the circular polarization of light
28. The influence of flaws and air-cavities on the strength of materials
29. The simplest specification of a given optical path, and the observation required to determine it
30. The applications of the spherometer to surfaces which are not spherical
31. On the theory of electrodynamics, as affected by the nature of the mechanical stresses in excited dielectrics
32. The dioptrics of gratings
33. The singularities of the optical wave-surface, electrical stability, and magnetic rotary polarization
34. The action of magnetism on light
with a critical correlation of the various theories of light-propagation
35. Electric vibrations in condensing dielectric systems
36. The significance of Wiener's localization of the photographic action of stationary light-waves
37. A dynamical theory of the electric and luminiferous medium (abstract)
38. A dynamical theory of the electric and luminiferous medium, part I
39. A dynamical theory of the electric and luminiferous medium, part II: theory of electrons (abstract)
40. A dynamical theory of the electric and luminiferous medium, part II: theory of electrons
41. On graphical methods in geometrical optics
42. On the absolute minimum of optical deviation by a prism
43. On the geometrical method
44. On the theory of moving electrons and electric charges
45. On the theory of osmotic pressure
46. The influence of a magnetic field on radiation frequency
47. A dynamical theory of the electric and luminiferous medium, part III. relations with material media (abstract)
Appendix.

Subject Areas: History of mathematics [PBX]