Zeeman en Einstein. Meeslepende metingen
| Autor: | Beto Pimentel, Ad Maas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Condensed Matter::Quantum Gases Theory of Special Relativity Fizeau Fresnel Zeeman effect Series (mathematics) Zeeman General Medicine Physicist Solid medium lcsh:History of scholarship and learning. The humanities Experimental research symbols.namesake Quantum electrodynamics Velocity of light lcsh:AZ20-999 symbols Einstein Dispersion (water waves) Interference History of Optics |
| Zdroj: | Studium: Tijdschrift voor Wetenschaps-en Universiteitsgeschiedenis, Vol 9, Iss 1-2, Pp 96-110 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2212-7283 |
| DOI: | 10.18352/studium.10130/ |
| Popis: | Zeeman and Einstein This article discusses an early example of interferometric, experimental research related to Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity. This research concerned two series of experiments on the velocity of light in moving media, conducted between 1914 and 1921 by the Amsterdam physicist Pieter Zeeman. With the first of these series, on the velocity of light in moving water, Zeeman obtained an important result that validated the so called ‘dispersion term’ of the formula for the velocity of light in moving media. Less clear is the scientific objective of the second series, in which Zeeman measured the velocity of light in moving solid media. It seems that Zeeman’s interest in this second series was triggered mainly by the technical challenges posed by these experiments. In this way, they reveal the increasing tendency of Zeeman’s later research to be led by technical and experimental challenges, rather than by the actual scientific developments. |
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