Mathematical and Physical Papers: Volume 1 de Joseph Larmor

Mathematical and Physical Papers: Volume 1

Joseph Larmor

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.

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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.