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RefNoMS/603/12/7
Previous numbers2125
LevelItem
TitleLetter from J [Joseph] Larmor, St John's College, Cambridge, to [George Francis] Fitzgerald
CreatorLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
RecipientFitzgerald; George Francis (1851-1901); Irish physicist
Date2 March 1894
DescriptionHe thinks he sees the nature of Fitzgerald's query about the surface traction. Larmor does not assume the aether to be molecular, but he does assume the conductor to be so. The aether inside the charged conductor has lost its effective elasticity and the aether outside is strained. He describes what occurs when the conductor approaches the outside aether, his point being that it is the nature of the process by which electric energy disappears and changes to mechanical energy. He outlines what the mechanical traction on the conductors is, and says he will send the other manuscript the next day.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7894Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); theoretical physicist1857 - 1942
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