Klevgard, Paul A. (2014) Einstein and the Formal Equivalence of Mass and Energy. [Preprint]
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Abstract
This is a brief look at how Einstein explored formal symmetries between quantized matter and quantized radiation between 1903 and 1925. Specifically he employed thermodynamic comparisons between the ideal molecular gas and the photon gas. His achievements are tied in with a more general pattern in physics to explore formal symmetries between quantized mass and quantized energy.
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| Additional Information: | 4 pages | ||||||
| Keywords: | Einstein, E = mc2, molecular gas, photon gas | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Paul Klevgard | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 03 Dec 2014 23:21 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2014 23:21 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 11179 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | 1 December 2014 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11179 |
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