| RefNo | MS/603/8/159 |
| Previous numbers | 1497 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from J W [John William] Nicholson, Trinity College, Cambridge, to J [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Nicholson; John William (1881-1955); British mathematical physicist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 22 October 1907 |
| Description | He thinks the phase question is still treated rather vaguely, and he gives remarks to clear the subject and explain his meaning. He gives equations for a incident wave phase referring to a page 3 ['On the bending of electric waves round a spherical obstacle']. On Larmor's second question, he uses complex solutions of equations with real coefficients and then applies the same to the case of imaginary coefficient, referring again to the wave on page 3 in order to explain. The procedure is exactly the same as that in a paper by Lord Rayleigh on reflection by opaque media. A reference to this might make Nicholson's meaning clear. He thinks a sentence or two added to the paper will clarify the real meaning of the phase question. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6296 | Nicholson; John William (1881 - 1955) | 1881 - 1955 |