| RefNo | MS/603/7/247 |
| Previous numbers | 1276 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Oliver [Joseph] Lodge, Mariemont, Edgbaston, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Lodge; Sir Oliver Joseph (1851-1940); British physicist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 16 July 1904 |
| Description | He saw Mr. [Arthur James] Balfour who posed a question about radiation from ordinary solids. Lodge sets this out in detail: taking it for granted that radiation is due to 'an accelerated electric charge...a function of parts of the atom', while bright line spectrum is caused by a collision, or chemical combination, or other 'clash'. He asks if matter at absolute zero would radiate, and wonders why the molecular vibrations causing heat should give off so much radiation, unless it is the consequence of close-packed atoms making collisions more likely. The question therefore concerns 'ordinary low temperature continuous spectrum radiation' and how it should be regarded in the light of electronic views. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| 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 |