About this episode
This episode explores the secrets behind the equations related to the speed of light and their historical context.
参考文献： Maxwell， J. C. (1865). A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field.Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society， 155， 459–512. Michelson， A. A.， & Morley， E. W. (1887). On the Relative Motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous Ether.American Journal of Science， 34， 333–345. Darrigol， O. (2000).Electrodynamics from Ampère to Einstein. Oxford University Press. Pais， A. (1982).‘Subtle is the Lord’：The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein. Oxford University Press. Whittaker， E. T. (1951).A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity， Vol. 1. Nelson. Galison， P. (2003).Einstein’sClocks，Poincaré’s Maps. W. W. Norton. Hunt， B. J. (1991).The Maxwellians. Cornell University Press. Mahon， B. (2003).The Man Who ChangedEverything：The Life of James Clerk Maxwell. Wiley. Miller， A. I. (1981).Albert Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity. Addison-Wesley. Stachel， J. (ed.) (1998).Einstein’s MiraculousYear：Five Papers That Changed the Face of Physics. Princeton University Press.
People in this episode
Host: 好学蜗牛
Topics covered
- light speed
- electromagnetism
- theories of relativity
- history of physics
- scientific literature
Keywords
- light speed
- Maxwell
- Einstein
- electromagnetic field
- theories of aether
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Oxford University Press, American Journal of Science, Princeton University Press, Wiley, Cornell University Press, W. W. Norton, Nelson
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