| RefNo | MS/603/7/243 |
| Previous numbers | 1273 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from O J L [Oliver Joseph Lodge], Clouds, Salisbury, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Lodge; Sir Oliver Joseph (1851-1940); British physicist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 4 April 1904 |
| Description | Lodge is staying with A.J. [Arthur James] Balfour, to whom he is expounding Larmor's theory, and Balfour is posing questions often. He passes one on to Larmor: what becomes of the energy of a slightly radiating atom built of electrons, and what becomes of the atom? He notes Balfour's outlook and Lodge thinks that any dissipation of energy must act like friction, or more like a continually increasing mass. He assumes that the result would be a slowing of motion and a rearrangement of parts owing to gradually acquired instability. He has no books with him and therefore has nothing to refer to, except J.J.'s [Thomson's] Philosophical Magazine paper of March; he asks Larmot to recommend a popular exposition for Balfour. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8070 | Lodge; Sir; Oliver Joseph (1851 - 1940); physicist | 1851 - 1940 |