| RefNo | MS/603/9/186 |
| Previous numbers | 1736 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Arthur W [William] Rücker, The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Rücker, Sir Arthur William (1848–1915), British physicist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 6 June 1901 |
| Description | He has been thinking over Lippmann and thinks he has found a solution, providing a small diagram. This shows a piece of metal in a magnetic field between two gases, where eddy currents will cause heat to flow to the non-magnetic gas. He expands upon this, noting a more interesting case were both gases were oxygen, where heat might be directed by altering one component, making a cycle. But this does not affect the main question, which he sets out.
A separate sheet commences: 'In the report of the Paris Conference Lippmann points out that the small variations of density which go on inside a magnetic gas such as oxygen will cause the lines of force to quiver when it is placed in a magnetic field...' |
| Extent | 5p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6673 | Rücker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915); physicist | 1848 - 1915 |