Examples of the zeroth theorem of the history of science
| Autor: | J. D. Jackson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Schumann resonances Spin dynamics Lorentz transformation General Physics and Astronomy Dirac delta function Physics::History of Physics symbols.namesake Theoretical physics history of physics Lorenz gauge condition Zeroth law of thermodynamics symbols Electromagnetic potential History of physics |
| Zdroj: | Jackson, J.D.(2008). Examples of the Zeroth Theorem of the History of Science. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2sh356r8 |
| ISSN: | 1943-2909 0002-9505 |
| Popis: | The zeroth theorem of the history of science (enunciated by E. P. Fischer) and widely known in the mathematics community as Arnol'd's Principle (decreed by M. V. Berry), states that a discovery (rule, regularity, insight) named after someone (often) did not originate with that person. I present five examples from physics: the Lorentz condition defining the Lorentz gauge of the electromagnetic potentials; the Dirac delta function (x); the Schumann resonances of the earth-ionosphere cavity; the Weizsacker-Williams method of virtual quanta; the BMT equation of spin dynamics. I give illustrated thumbnail sketches of both the true and reputed discoverers and quote from their "discovery" publications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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