The Einstein Theory of Relativity by Hendrik Antoon Lorentz

They describe the increase of mass, the shortening of length, and the time dilation of a body moving at speeds close to the velocity of light. Lorentz transformations, which he introduced in 1904, form the basis of Einstein's special theory of relativity. Lorentz is also famed for his work on the FitzGerald-Lorentz contraction, which is a contraction in the length of an object at relativistic speeds. He developed his mathematical theory of the electron for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1902. However, he retained an honorary position at Leiden, where he continued to lecture.īefore the existence of electrons was proved, Lorentz proposed that light waves were due to oscillations of an electric charge in the atom. After retiring, Lorentz was appointed director of research at the Teyler Institute, Haarlem. He remained in this post until he retired in 1912. He was appointed professor of mathematical physics at Leiden University in 1878. Lorentz (Author), Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (Author) 1,890 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 0.00 This title and over 1 million more are available with Kindle Unlimited 0.00 to buy Audiobook 0. ' Archive for History of Exact Sciences 38 : 67-78. Lorentz The Einstein Theory of Relativity Hardcover 10 Feb. Lorentz refined Maxwell's electromagnetic theory in his doctoral thesis 'The theory of the reflection and refraction of light,' presented in 1875. Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, the Ether, and the General Theory of Relativity. He also derived the transformation equations subsequently used by Albert Einstein todescribe space and time. He worked for his doctorate while holding the teaching position. Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (18 July 1853 4 February 1928) was a Dutch physicist who shared the1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery and theoretical explanation of theZeeman effect. He entered the University of Leiden in 1870 but, in 1872, he returned to Arnhem to take up teaching evening classes. Hendrik Antoon Lorentz was born in 1853 in Arnhem, the Netherlands.

The Einstein Theory of Relativity by Hendrik Antoon Lorentz