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Original scientific paper

Einstein's light complex

Dragan Redžić ; Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, POB 368, 11001 Beograd, Yugoslavia
Janez Strnad ; Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, POB 2964, 1111 Ljubljana, Slovenia


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Abstract

The light complex introduced by A. Einstein in his first relativity paper has the characteristics of a provisional concept and was soon abandoned. Nevertheless, it was crucial for Einstein's derivation of the equivalence of mass and energy. The discussion of various forms of the light complex strictly within Maxwell's electrodynamics leads to interesting insight.

Keywords

special relativity; electrodynamics; Lichtkomplex; history of science

Hrčak ID:

301806

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/301806

Publication date:

1.7.2004.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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