360
Index
Oscillating line, 93, 99–100, 108
Oscillating string, 52
Oscillation period, vi, 9, 15, 23, 81, 87, 144,
207, 210ff.
Otting, 15, 212
Outside experimenters, 193
Outside instrument, 85
P
Pair annihilation, 75
Pair creation, 45, 291
Pais, 6, 13, 16, 160, 211
Partial time derivative, 51, 112, 265, 269, 286
Particle, 4, 8–9, 17, 36ff., 92, 149, 162,
195, 219ff., 285, 299–305, 308, 311,
316ff.
(a)-type particle, 300
(b)-type particle, 300
(c)-type particle, 300
Elementary −, 68, 149, 151, 196, 224,
233, 335
light −, 238
Quasi −, 232, 237, 299
Relativistic −, 233, 252
Pathria, 129
Periodical potensial, 70, 143
Physical ether, 149
Physical space, 149, 151, 197, 237, 253
Physical spacetime, 3, 36, 56, 128, 131, 153,
162, 254, 300
Physical spacetime continuum, 36
Physical vacuum, vii, 3–4, 149, 212
Planck, 151
Planck, −’s constant, −’s length, 151
Plane wave, 153, 215
Plastic deformation, 51ff., 149, 195, 232,
278–280, 282ff., 297, 320–321
− displacement, 45, 78, 278–280, 284
− distortion, 278, 281ff.
− tachyon, 321, 328
Plasticity, 56, 66, 72, 143, 297
Poincaré , 1, 13, 119, 124, 126, 129, 130,
143, 154, 159, 160, 164, 184
Point defects, 62, 70
Point mechanics, 37, 41, 43, 54, 70, 242
Polanyi, 63
Polycrystal, 57
Popper, 1
Position of equilibrium, 7, 22ff., 55, 72ff.,
261
Potential barrier, 78, 320–321
Prandtl, 67
Preferred frame, 94ff., 112–113, 118–119,
124–125, 161
Principle of relativity, vi, 18, 20, 118, 142,
156, 158, 160, 235
Einstein’s −−, v, 11ff., 118, 130, 142,
144, 148, 154, 159–161
Elementary −−, vi, 118ff., 138, 143,
145, 161–163, 184–185
Galileian −−, 20
Principle of symmetry, 154
Propagation of a wave front, 27
Puri, 129
Q
Quantum phenomena, 149, 232
Quantum theory, 37, 151, 291
Quasi-particle, 232, 237, 299
R
Real crystal, 57, 61
Rebbi, 68
Reciprocity principle, vi, viii, 118
Reference frame, 19
Reference system, vi, 11, 13, 18–19, 93ff.,
133, 143, 153, 160ff., 190ff., 206ff.,
297ff., 311ff., 323ff.
Reichenbach, vii, 124–126, 130, 137, 155,
159, 162–165, 218
−’s absolute simultaneity, 124–126, 131,
137, 162–164, 218
−’s composition of velocities, 126
− transformation, 124, 125, 137, 138,
218
Relative elongation, 29
Relative inertial masses, 69
Relative strain, 44, 51, 54
Relative velocity, 202
Relativistic invarianc of phase, 212
Relativistic spacetime, 77, 231
Relativity of lorentz contraction, 148
Relativity of simultaneity, 124, 128, 155,
163, 229
Resonator, 199
Rieder, 64, 285
Rubinstein, 68, 69, 243, 244
S
de Saint Venant, 276
Schiller, 67, 70, 74
Schouten, 56, 134
Screw dislocation, 63, 65
Index
Oscillating line, 93, 99–100, 108
Oscillating string, 52
Oscillation period, vi, 9, 15, 23, 81, 87, 144,
207, 210ff.
Otting, 15, 212
Outside experimenters, 193
Outside instrument, 85
P
Pair annihilation, 75
Pair creation, 45, 291
Pais, 6, 13, 16, 160, 211
Partial time derivative, 51, 112, 265, 269, 286
Particle, 4, 8–9, 17, 36ff., 92, 149, 162,
195, 219ff., 285, 299–305, 308, 311,
316ff.
(a)-type particle, 300
(b)-type particle, 300
(c)-type particle, 300
Elementary −, 68, 149, 151, 196, 224,
233, 335
light −, 238
Quasi −, 232, 237, 299
Relativistic −, 233, 252
Pathria, 129
Periodical potensial, 70, 143
Physical ether, 149
Physical space, 149, 151, 197, 237, 253
Physical spacetime, 3, 36, 56, 128, 131, 153,
162, 254, 300
Physical spacetime continuum, 36
Physical vacuum, vii, 3–4, 149, 212
Planck, 151
Planck, −’s constant, −’s length, 151
Plane wave, 153, 215
Plastic deformation, 51ff., 149, 195, 232,
278–280, 282ff., 297, 320–321
− displacement, 45, 78, 278–280, 284
− distortion, 278, 281ff.
− tachyon, 321, 328
Plasticity, 56, 66, 72, 143, 297
Poincaré , 1, 13, 119, 124, 126, 129, 130,
143, 154, 159, 160, 164, 184
Point defects, 62, 70
Point mechanics, 37, 41, 43, 54, 70, 242
Polanyi, 63
Polycrystal, 57
Popper, 1
Position of equilibrium, 7, 22ff., 55, 72ff.,
261
Potential barrier, 78, 320–321
Prandtl, 67
Preferred frame, 94ff., 112–113, 118–119,
124–125, 161
Principle of relativity, vi, 18, 20, 118, 142,
156, 158, 160, 235
Einstein’s −−, v, 11ff., 118, 130, 142,
144, 148, 154, 159–161
Elementary −−, vi, 118ff., 138, 143,
145, 161–163, 184–185
Galileian −−, 20
Principle of symmetry, 154
Propagation of a wave front, 27
Puri, 129
Q
Quantum phenomena, 149, 232
Quantum theory, 37, 151, 291
Quasi-particle, 232, 237, 299
R
Real crystal, 57, 61
Rebbi, 68
Reciprocity principle, vi, viii, 118
Reference frame, 19
Reference system, vi, 11, 13, 18–19, 93ff.,
133, 143, 153, 160ff., 190ff., 206ff.,
297ff., 311ff., 323ff.
Reichenbach, vii, 124–126, 130, 137, 155,
159, 162–165, 218
−’s absolute simultaneity, 124–126, 131,
137, 162–164, 218
−’s composition of velocities, 126
− transformation, 124, 125, 137, 138,
218
Relative elongation, 29
Relative inertial masses, 69
Relative strain, 44, 51, 54
Relative velocity, 202
Relativistic invarianc of phase, 212
Relativistic spacetime, 77, 231
Relativity of lorentz contraction, 148
Relativity of simultaneity, 124, 128, 155,
163, 229
Resonator, 199
Rieder, 64, 285
Rubinstein, 68, 69, 243, 244
S
de Saint Venant, 276
Schiller, 67, 70, 74
Schouten, 56, 134
Screw dislocation, 63, 65