The Principle of Relativity
THE PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVITY
ORIGINAL PAPERS BY
A. EINSTEIN AND H. MINKOWSKI
TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY
M. N. SAHA AND S. N. BOSE
LECTURERS ON PHYSICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
University College of Science, Calcutta University
WITH A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION BY
P. C. MAHALANOBIS
PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS, PRESIDENCY COLLEGE, CALCU.
PUBLISHED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA
Albert Einstein
H. Minkowski
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The Principle of Relativity
TABLE OF CONTENTS
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
Conclusion
Note A.
INTRODUCTION.
I.—KINEMATICAL PORTION.
II.—ELECTRODYNAMICAL PART.
Principle of Relativity
INTRODUCTION.
§ 3.
§ 4. Special Lorentz Transformation.
§ 6. Concept of Time.
§ 8. The Fundamental Equations.
§ 9. The Fundamental Equations in Lorentz’s Theory.
§10. Fundamental Equations of E. Cohn.
§11. Typical Representations of the Fundamental Equations.
§12. The Differential Operator Lor.
SPACE AND TIME
I
II
III
IV
C. THE THEORY OF THE GRAVITATION-FIELD
D. THE “MATERIAL” PHENOMENA.
E. §21. Newton’s theory as a first approximation.
D. THE “MATERIAL” PHENOMENA.
E. §21. Newton’s theory as a first approximation.
NOTES
Note 1.
Note 3.
Note 5.
Notes 13 and 14.
