Aether and Matter

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"Aether and Matter" is a 1900 physics treatise by Joseph Larmor that develops an electron-based theory of matter and electromagnetism within the framework of the luminiferous ether.

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Aether and Matter canonical 1
The Ether of Space 1

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instanceOf physics treatise
scientific monograph
associatedWith Cambridge school of mathematical physics
author Joseph Larmor
authorAffiliation University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
authorNationality Irish
authorOccupation physicist
citedIn works on the history of special relativity
countryOfPublication United Kingdom
describes Lorentz–FitzGerald contraction concept
electromagnetic mass of the electron
electrons as singularities in the ether
developsTheoryOf electromagnetic field in the ether
electron-based theory of matter
field classical electrodynamics
classical mechanics
framework luminiferous ether
hasEdition first edition 1900
hasPart chapters on the constitution of matter
chapters on the dynamics of the electron
chapters on the theory of the ether
historicalPeriod pre-relativistic physics
historicalSignificance represents mature form of ether-based electron theory before Einstein's relativity
influencedBy George Francis FitzGerald
Hendrik Lorentz
surface form: Hendrik Antoon Lorentz

James Clerk Maxwell
language English
libraryOfCongressSubject Electrons
Ether (Space) – Electricity
Matter – Constitution
mainSubject electromagnetism
electron theory
luminiferous ether
theoretical physics
notableFor mathematical treatment of the ether
pre-relativistic treatment of space and time in electrodynamics
systematic development of electron theory
precedes relativistic formulations of electrodynamics
publicationYear 1900
publisher Cambridge University Press
relatedTo Lorentz ether theory
Maxwell's equations
electron theory of matter
pre-relativistic electron models
timePeriodCovered late 19th-century physics
usedIn history of physics studies

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Joseph Larmor notableWork Aether and Matter
Oliver Lodge notableWork Aether and Matter
this entity surface form: The Ether of Space