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RefNoMS/603/8/4
Previous numbers1343
LevelItem
TitleLetter from H M [Hector Munro] Macdonald, Clare College, Cambridge, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorMacdonald; Hector Munro (1865-1935); British mathematician
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date4 May 1903
DescriptionHe has been thinking over the problem and discusses it, thinking that the question involved is not insuperable, and he hopes to answer it shortly. Meanwhile, calculations for coefficients fo any number such as 10 would throw no light on the situation: 'the real question being how do the terms from the 500th to 1,000th act when ka is 1,000 say'. It may not be obvious that terms after n=ka do not contribute, he writes, noting that none of the quantities oscillate except one. When he did the problem he did not contemplate the possibility of a sudden jump, noting what he will have to find out and whether the solution will need alteration.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA1351Macdonald; Hector Munro (1865 - 1935)1865 - 1935
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