Albert Einstein
...Explorations in Physics
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Andrews AFB, MD
(September, 2006)
"Albert Einstein"
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. Imagination is more important than knowledge (Albert Einstein).
Introduction
Albert Einstein is known as one of the greatest physicists of all time. This article was written to commemorate Albert Einstein's work, published in 1905. These articles today are still hallowed today as some of the most prolific scientific findings of all time. In this paper I will examine the writings of Einstein. The three papers published in 1905 examined, first, quantum mechanics, second, time and mass as a function of velocity of the frame of reference, and third, Brownian movement. This article also describes Einstein's knowledge regarding field theory and some conflicting opinions with Faraday as to the nature of the field (fields that surround various objects).
Quantum Mechanics
The first paper published in 1905 by Einstein was, "On a Heuristic Point of View about the Creation on Conservation on Light, Annalen der Physik, Vol. 17", which involved Max Planck's theory behind quantum mechanics which is, that "electromagnetic energy is emitted from radiating objects in quantities (portions) which are discrete" and that the "energy of these emitted quantities, light-quanta, was directly proportional to the frequency of the radiation." (Lopez-Fernandez, 2005) Electromagnetic theory states that electromagnetic energy, in forms of waves, runs in a hypothetical ether or space, and that the waves could transfer any amount of energy no matter how small that amount is. Einstein used Planck's work to describe the characteristics of electromagnetic radiation. Einstein formed a viewpoint that "light could be imagined to consist of discrete bundles of radiation." (Einstein, 1905) Einstein...
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