This final volume of papers by Lord Rayleigh covers the period from
1911 to his death in 1919. The first of the Solvay Conferences in
1911 played a key role in the foundation of quantum theory.
Although invited, Rayleigh did not attend. His principal
achievements lay in development and consolidation across classical
physics, in which he continued to work. In a 1917 paper, he used
electromagnetic theory to derive a formula for expressing the
reflection properties from a regularly stratified medium. In 1919,
he investigated the iridescent colours of birds and insects.
Rayleigh continued his long-standing participation in the Society
for Psychical Research, founded in 1882 for the study of 'debatable
phenomena'. One of his last publications was his presidential
address to that society, which considers several highly unorthodox
views and practices. He concludes by asserting the importance to
scientists of maintaining open minds in the pursuit of truth.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics, Volume 6 |
| Release date: |
July 2009 |
| First published: |
July 2009 |
| Authors: |
John William Strutt
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| Dimensions: |
244 x 173 x 170mm (L x W x H) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
740 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-00547-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
Atomic & molecular physics
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| LSN: |
1-108-00547-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781108005470 |
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