Hendrik Lorentz
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz | |
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| Born | 18 July 1853 |
| Died | 4 February 1928(aged 74) Haarlem,Netherlands |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Known for | Lorentz transformation Theory of EM radiation Lorentz force Lorentz contraction |
| Awards | Nobel Prize for Physics(1902) Rumford Medal(1908) Franklin Medal(1917) Copley Medal(1918) |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Doctoral advisor | Pieter Rijke |
| Doctoral students | Geertruida L. de Haas-Lorentz Adriaan Fokker Leonard Ornstein Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen |
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz(18 July 1853 – 4 February 1928) was aDutchphysicist.In 1902, he was awarded theNobel Prize in Physicstogether withPieter Zeemanfor the discovery and theoretical explanation of theZeeman effect.He also derived thetransformation equationsthat were later used byAlbert Einsteinto describe space and time.
Biography
[change|change source]Early life
[change|change source]Hendrik Lorentz was born inArnhem,Gelderland(The Netherlands), the son of Gerrit Frederik Lorentz (1822–1893). In 1862, after his mother's death, his father married Luberta Hupkes.
Career
[change|change source]Lorentz and special relativity
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In 1905, Einstein would use many of the concepts to write his paper entitled "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies",[1]known today as thetheory of special relativity.Because Lorentz laid the fundamentals for the work by Einstein, this theory was originally called theLorentz-Einstein theory.[2]
Lorentz and general relativity
[change|change source]Lorentz was one of few scientists who supported Einstein's search forgeneral relativityfrom the beginning – he wrote several research papers and discussed with Einstein personally and by letter.[3]For instance, he attempted to combine Einstein's formalism withHamilton's principle(1915).
Death
[change|change source]In January 1928, Lorentz became seriously ill, and died shortly after on February 4.[4]
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[change|change source]References
[change|change source]- ↑Einstein, Albert (1905),"Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper"(PDF),Annalen der Physik,322(10): 891–921,Bibcode:1905AnP...322..891E,doi:10.1002/andp.19053221004.See also:English translation.
- ↑Miller, Arthur I. (1981).Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity. Emergence (1905) and early interpretation (1905–1911).Reading: Addison–Wesley.ISBN0-201-04679-2.
- ↑Kox, A.J. (1993). "Einstein, Lorentz, Leiden and general relativity".Class. Quantum Grav.10:S187–S191.Bibcode:1993CQGra..10S.187K.doi:10.1088/0264-9381/10/S/020.S2CID250884975.
- ↑Kox, Anne J. (2011). "Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (in Dutch)".Nederlands Tijdschirft voor Natuurkunde.77(12): 441.
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