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The article traces the way Einstein formulated the relation between energy and mass in his work from 1905 to 1955. Einstein emphasized quite often that the mass $m$ of a body is equivalent to its rest energy $E_0$. At the same time he…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. B. Okun

We present a first English translation and analysis of a little-known review of relativistic cosmology written by Albert Einstein in late 1932. The article, which was published in 1933 in a book of Einstein papers translated into French,…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2017-01-26 Cormac O'Raifeartaigh , Michael O'Keeffe , Werner Nahm , Simon Mitton

We examine the English translation of Albert Einstein's groundbreaking 1925 paper on Bose-Einstein condensation. We guide readers to execute the calculations Einstein outlined for the specific heat above the condensation temperature,…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2026-05-06 Frank Wang

In 1917 Einstein published his Cosmological Considerations Concerning the General Theory of Relativity. In it was the first use of the cosmological constant. Shortly thereafter Schr\"odinger presented a note providing a solution to these…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2012-11-28 Alex Harvey

The objective of this paper is not simply to present an historical overview of Einstein's cosmological considerations, but to discuss the central role they played in shaping the paradigm of relativistic cosmology. This, we'll show, was a…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2014-02-14 Daryl Janzen

As per Einstein's design, particles are introduced into the double-slit experiment through a small hole in a plate which can either move up and down (and its momentum can be measured) or be stopped (and its position can be measured).…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-02-22 Arkady Bolotin

We present a historical review of Einstein's 1917 paper 'Cosmological Considerations in the General Theory of Relativity' to mark the centenary of a key work that set the foundations of modern cosmology. We find that the paper followed as a…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2017-08-02 Cormac O'Raifeartaigh , Michael O'Keeffe , Werner Nahm , Simon Mitton

Albert Einstein's journey to formulate the theory of general relativity involved significant shifts in his approach to gravitational field equations. Starting in 1912, he collaborated with Marcel Grossmann and initially explored broadly…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2023-11-09 Galina Weinstein

A detailed re-examination of the seminal paper on special relativity, taking into account recent work on the physical interpretation of the space-time Lorentz transformation as well as the modern understanding of classical elecromagnetism…

General Physics · Physics 2011-11-04 J. H. Field

In 1907, Einstein suggested an experiment with flying atoms for corroborating time dilation. In that paper, the flying atom was conceived as a flying clock: the reference to the Doppler effect was only indirect (the experiments by Stark to…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2015-02-23 Giuseppe Giuliani

This paper discusses Einstein's methodology. 1. Einstein characterized his work as a theory of principle and reasoned that beyond kinematics, the 1905 heuristic relativity principle could offer new connections between non-kinematical…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2012-09-25 Galina Weinstein

Between 1905 and 1907, Einstein first tried to extend the special theory of relativity in such a way so as to explain gravitational phenomena. This was the most natural and simplest path to be taken. These investigations did not fit in with…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2012-08-28 Galina Weinstein

In 1935, Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen (EPR) published a thought experiment that is entirely correct, has been demonstrated in real experiments, and is now the most famous in quantum physics. Their pioneering work…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-14 Roman Schnabel

This is a contemporary review of the involvement of Mileva Maric, Albert Einsteins first wife, in his theoretical work between the period of 1900 to 1905. Separate biographies are outlined for both Mileva and Einstein, prior to their…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2023-11-15 Estelle Asmodelle

In 1936, Albert Einstein wrote a brief article where he suggested the possibility that a massive object acted as a lens, amplifying the brightness of a star. As time went by, this phenomenon, known as gravitational lensing, has become a…

Popular Physics · Physics 2018-08-01 Jorge Pinochet , Michael Van Sint Jan

The confrontation between General Relativity and experimental results, notably binary pulsar data, is summarized and its significance discussed. The agreement between experiment and theory is numerically very impressive. However, some…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 T. Damour

Einstein, in his "Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Korper", gave a physical (operational) meaning to "time" of a remote event in describing "motion" by introducing the concept of "synchronous stationary clocks located at different places". But…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. D. Agashe

Einstein's early calculations of gravitational lensing, contained in a scratch notebook and dated to the spring of 1912, are reexamined. A hitherto unknown letter by Einstein suggests that he entertained the idea of explaining the…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2013-12-17 Tilman Sauer

Einstein's research manuscripts provide important insights into his exceptional creativity. At the same time, they can present difficulties for a publication in the documentary edition of the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein (CPAE). The…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Tilman Sauer

This is a prelude to a book which I intend to publish. This paper describes my temporary thoughts on Einstein's pathway to the special theory of relativity. See my papers on my thoughts on Einstein's pathway to his general theory of…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2012-04-10 Galina Weinstein