Electromagnetic energy and momentum in moving media
2008; Wiley; Volume: 17; Issue: 9-10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/andp.200810313
ISSN1521-3889
Autores Tópico(s)Relativity and Gravitational Theory
ResumoAnnalen der PhysikVolume 520, Issue 9-10 p. 619-630 History Related: Original Paper What is missing from Minkowski's “Raum und Zeit” lecture T. Damour, Corresponding Author T. Damour damour@ihes.fr Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, 35, route de Chartres, 91440 Bures-sur-Yvette, FranceSearch for more papers by this author T. Damour, Corresponding Author T. Damour damour@ihes.fr Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, 35, route de Chartres, 91440 Bures-sur-Yvette, FranceSearch for more papers by this author First published: 03 September 2008 https://doi.org/10.1002/andp.200852009-1004AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract This contribution tries to highlight the importance of Minkowski's “Raum und Zeit” lecture in a “negative” way, where negative is taken in the photographic sense of reversing lights and shades. Indeed, we focus on the “shades” of Minkowski's text, i.e. what is missing, or misunderstood. In particular, we focus on two issues: (i) why are Poincaré's pioneering contributions to four-dimensional geometry not quoted by Minkowski (while he abundantly quoted them a few months before the Cologne lecture)?, and (ii) did Minkowski fully grasp the physical (and existential) meaning of “time” within spacetime? We think that this “negative” approach (and the contrast between Poincaré's and Minkowski's attitudes towards physics) allows one to better grasp the boldness of the revolutionary step taken by Minkowski in his Cologne lecture. Volume520, Issue9-10September‐October 2008Pages 619-630 RelatedInformation
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