Showing papers on "Special relativity (alternative formulations) published in 1967"
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01 Jan 1967
TL;DR: Resnick and Chichester as mentioned in this paper discuss the measurement of length of a moving object, simultaneity, synchronization of clocks, the meaning of 'observer' and the difference between measure and see.
Abstract: R. Resnick Chichester: John Wiley. 1968 Pp. x + 226. Price £3 10s. (cloth), £1 15s. (paper) In recent years there seem to have been quite a number of admirable introductory books on relativity, due, I think, to the realization that it is possible to teach the subject at an early stage in a physics course. These have in common a very careful and painstaking discussion of topics like the measurement of length of a moving object, simultaneity, synchronization of clocks, the meaning of 'observer' and the difference between measure and see.
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01 Jan 1967
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TL;DR: In this paper, a critical examination of claims advanced by several philosophers to the effect that time travel represents a physical possibility and that the interpretation of certain actually observed phenomena in terms of time travel is both legitimate and advantageous is presented.
Abstract: This paper presents a critical examination of claims advanced by several philosophers to the effect that 'time travel' represents a physical possibility and that the interpretation of certain actually observed phenomena in terms of 'time travel' is both legitimate and advantageous. It is argued that (a) no convincing motivation for the introduction of the time travel hypothesis has been presented; (b) no coherent and interesting sense of 'going backward in time' has been supplied which makes 'time travel' compatible with Special Relativity; (c) even the conceptual possibility of 'time travel' is an unsettled and somewhat nebulous question.
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01 Jan 1967
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01 Jan 1967
TL;DR: Relativity theory and astrophysics - Conference, Ithaca, July-August 1965, Volume 1, Relativity and cosmology as discussed by the authors, Theodorakopoulos et al.
Abstract: Relativity theory and astrophysics - Conference, Ithaca, July-August 1965, Volume 1, Relativity and cosmology
01 Jan 1967
TL;DR: Gonseth as mentioned in this paper attended the first course Einstein gave after he was appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Zurich Polytechnic, which was about relativity, of the type later to be called special relativity.
Abstract: Ferdinand Gonseth Over 50 years ago I, who am speaking to you today, attended the first course Einstein gave after he was appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Zurich Polytechnic. Incidentally, Einstein was to break off this course after a few terms in order to accept an offer from the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut, Berlin. This first course was about relativity, of the type later to be called special relativity. At that time the theory of general relativity, i. e. Einstein’s theory of gravitation, had not yet been formulated. It was, however, beginning to take shape and during the last few months of Einstein’s time at Zurich rumors of something strange and mysterious were going around. I diligently attended his other courses, too, and I can still vividly recall a course in mechanics which managed to be both strictly classical and highly original. Along with my fellow-students in the Department of Mathematics and Physics, at that time very few in number, I also attended his seminar at which we were privileged to talk with him — though I fear we were unaware how great a privilege this was!
01 Jan 1967
TL;DR: In this paper, a critical examination of claims advanced by several philosophers to the effect that time travel represents a physical possibility and that the interpretation of certain actually observed phenomena in terms of time travel is both legitimate and advantageous is presented.
Abstract: This paper presents a critical examination of claims advanced by several philosophers to the effect that 'time travel' represents a physical possibility and that the interpretation of certain actually observed phenomena in terms of 'time travel' is both legitimate and advantageous. It is argued that (a) no convincing motivation for the introduction of the time travel hypothesis has been presented; (b) no coherent and interesting sense of 'going backward in time' has been supplied which makes 'time travel' compatible with Special Relativity; (c) even the conceptual possibility of 'time travel' is an unsettled and somewhat nebulous question.
TL;DR: Chandrasekhar et al. as mentioned in this paper considered the post-Newtonian effects of general relativity on the Maclaurin and Jacobian sequences of the Roche model.
Abstract: As is well known, in the classical investigations of uniformly rotating bodies, two models have played conspicuous roles: the homogeneous model (leading to the sequences of Maclaurin and Jacobi) and the Roche model (consisting of a tenuous envelope surrounding a highly concentrated central mass). In Papers II and III of this series (Chandrasekhar 1967a and b) the post-Newtonian effects of general relativity on the Maclaurin and the Jacobian sequences have been considered; and in this paper the same effects on the Roche model will be considered.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the state-of-the-art space-freenessentials of a spacefreenorming group of people. But, their focus is on the use of the full group of individuals, rather than the full set of individuals.
Abstract: Recen t l y severa l a u t h o r s [1-3] h a v e cor robora ted E ins t e in ' s bas ic a s s u m p t i o n s for t he f o u n d a t i o n of r e la t iv i ty t h e o r y [4], which deny a n y change of chronological t i me of phys ica l clocks a n d l iv ing o rgan i sms af te r the i r r e t u r n f rom spacef l ights w i th re la t iv is t ic velocities, in d i s a g r e e m e n t w i th va r ious p rev ious a u t h o r s (cf. review in [3]). T he reason for th i s d i s a g r e e m e n t is [2] t h a t t he roIe of t he ini t ial condi t ions in t h e Lo ren t z t r an s fo rma t i on , (Ltr) [1 Eqs . (t)] ha s been prev ious ly overlooked, t he comple te descr ip t ion of a spacef l ight e x p e r i m e n t d e m a n d i n g t h e use of t he full i nhomogeneous group of L t r [8] :
TL;DR: In this article, an axiomatic derivation of Maxwell's equations assuming only the conservation of charge, special relativity with the associated structure of space and a relation connecting electric and magnetic field intensities has been carried out.
Abstract: The derivation of Maxwell's equations commencing with Coulomb's law can be carried out in several ways by extending the work of Page. However, their derivation without assuming any experimental results of electromagnetics like Coulomb's law has not so far been carried out. This communication gives an axiomatic derivation of Maxwell's equations assuming only the conservation of charge, special relativity with the associated structure of space and a relation connecting electric and magnetic field intensities.