Men of Physics Lord Rayleigh–The Man and His Work ：The Commonwealth and International Library: Selected Readings in Physics

Publication subTitle ：The Commonwealth and International Library: Selected Readings in Physics

Author： Lindsay   Robert Bruce;Haar   D. ter  

Publisher： Elsevier Science‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: 9781483146775

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780080068213

Subject： O4 Physics

Keyword： 物理学,机械、仪表工业,能源与动力工程,传记

Language： ENG

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Men of Physics: Lord Rayleigh–The Man and His Work presents an appraisal of the significance of Rayleigh's scientific work, together with extracts from his published papers.
The book starts by providing a biographical sketch of John William Strutt, Third Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919). The text then discusses Lord Rayleigh's contributions to science, including the physical phenomena, optical instruments, electrical standards, and the theory of relativity. Selections from Rayleigh’s scientific papers, which are included in the book, are also considered. These selections include papers about the theory of resonance; the intensity and polarization of the scattered light; the manufacture and theory of diffraction-gratings; and the binaural effect. Other selected papers include those about the application of the principle of reciprocity to acoustics; the stability of fluid flow; the Rayleigh disk; and acoustic streaming. The study of surface waves in elastic solids; the discovery and isolation of argon; sound propagation; and electromagnetic radiation are the other topics included in the selection of papers in the book.
Physicists will find the book invaluable.

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Front Cover

Front Cover

Men of Physics Lord Rayleigh–The Man and His Work

Men of Physics Lord Rayleigh–The Man and His Work

Copyright Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Preface

PART I

PART I

Chapter 1. Biographical Sketch of John William Strutt, Third Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919)

Chapter 1. Biographical Sketch of John William Strutt, Third Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919)

PART II

PART II

Chapter 2. Lord Rayleigh's Contributions to Science

Chapter 2. Lord Rayleigh's Contributions to Science

Introduction

Introduction

Early Work

Early Work

Interest in Psychical Phenomena

Interest in Psychical Phenomena

Optical Instruments and the Laboratory at Terling

Optical Instruments and the Laboratory at Terling

The Cambridge Period and Work on Electrical Standards

The Cambridge Period and Work on Electrical Standards

Work at Terling in the Eighties. Electromagnetic Theory, Black Body Radiation and Intimations of Twentieth-century Physics

Work at Terling in the Eighties. Electromagnetic Theory, Black Body Radiation and Intimations of Twentieth-century Physics

The Discovery of Argon

The Discovery of Argon

Further Work in Light and Sound

Further Work in Light and Sound

Rayleigh and Modern Physics

Rayleigh and Modern Physics

Rayleigh and Relativity

Rayleigh and Relativity

The Later Years

The Later Years

General Comments. Rayleigh's Style

General Comments. Rayleigh's Style

Bibliography of the Writings of Lord Rayleigh

Bibliography of the Writings of Lord Rayleigh

PART III: SELECTIONS FROM RAYLEIGH'S SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

PART III: SELECTIONS FROM RAYLEIGH'S SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

Chapter 3. On the Theory of Resonance (1870)

Chapter 3. On the Theory of Resonance (1870)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Introduction

Introduction

Part I

Part I

Editorial comment

Editorial comment

Chapter 4. On the Light from the Sky, its Polarization and Colour (1871)

Chapter 4. On the Light from the Sky, its Polarization and Colour (1871)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Editorial Conclusion

Editorial Conclusion

Chapter 5. On the Manufacture and Theory of Diffraction-Gratings (1874)

Chapter 5. On the Manufacture and Theory of Diffraction-Gratings (1874)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 6. Our Perception of the Direction of a Source of Sound (1876)

Chapter 6. Our Perception of the Direction of a Source of Sound (1876)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 7. On the Application of the Principle of Reciprocity to Acoustics (1876)

Chapter 7. On the Application of the Principle of Reciprocity to Acoustics (1876)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 8. On the Stability, or Instability, of Certain Fluid Motions (1880)

Chapter 8. On the Stability, or Instability, of Certain Fluid Motions (1880)

Editorial Introduction

Editorial Introduction

Editorial Comment

Editorial Comment

Chapter 9. Address to the Mathematical and Physical Science Section of the British Association (1882)

Chapter 9. Address to the Mathematical and Physical Science Section of the British Association (1882)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 10. On an Instrument Capable of Measuring the Intensity of Aerial Vibrations (1882)

Chapter 10. On an Instrument Capable of Measuring the Intensity of Aerial Vibrations (1882)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 11. On the Circulation of Air Observed in Kundt's Tubes, and on Some Allied Acoustical Problems (1883)

Chapter 11. On the Circulation of Air Observed in Kundt's Tubes, and on Some Allied Acoustical Problems (1883)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 12. Presidential Address to the British Association's Montreal Meeting (1884)

Chapter 12. Presidential Address to the British Association's Montreal Meeting (1884)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 13. On Waves Propagated Along the Plane Surface of an Elastic Solid (1885)

Chapter 13. On Waves Propagated Along the Plane Surface of an Elastic Solid (1885)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 14. On the Physics of Media that are Composed of Free and Perfectly Elastic Molecules in a State of Motion (1892)

Chapter 14. On the Physics of Media that are Composed of Free and Perfectly Elastic Molecules in a State of Motion (1892)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 15. Density of Nitrogen (1892)

Chapter 15. Density of Nitrogen (1892)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 16. Argon (1895)

Chapter 16. Argon (1895)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 17. On the Cooling of Air by Radiation and Conduction, and on the Propagation of Sound (1899)

Chapter 17. On the Cooling of Air by Radiation and Conduction, and on the Propagation of Sound (1899)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 18. Remarks upon the Law of Complete Radiation (1900)

Chapter 18. Remarks upon the Law of Complete Radiation (1900)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 19. Is Rotatory Polarization influenced by the Earth's Motion? (1902)

Chapter 19. Is Rotatory Polarization influenced by the Earth's Motion? (1902)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 20. On Electrical Vibrations and the Constitution of the Atom (1906)

Chapter 20. On Electrical Vibrations and the Constitution of the Atom (1906)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 21. Note as to the Application of the Principle of Dynamical Similarity (1909-10)

Chapter 21. Note as to the Application of the Principle of Dynamical Similarity (1909-10)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 22. Letter to Professor Nernst (1911)

Chapter 22. Letter to Professor Nernst (1911)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 23. The Pressure of Radiation and Carnot's Principle (1914)

Chapter 23. The Pressure of Radiation and Carnot's Principle (1914)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 24. On the Pressure Developed in a Liquid During the Collapse of a Spherical Cavity (1917)

Chapter 24. On the Pressure Developed in a Liquid During the Collapse of a Spherical Cavity (1917)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Chapter 25. Presidential Address to the Society for Psychical Research (1919)

Chapter 25. Presidential Address to the Society for Psychical Research (1919)

Editorial Preface

Editorial Preface

Index

Index

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