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In the 19th century, luminiferous aether (or ether), meaning light-bearing aether, was a theorized medium for the propagation of light. James Clerk Maxwell developed a model to explain electric and magnetic phenomena using the aether, a model that led to what are now called Maxwell's equations and the understanding that light is an ...
According to ancient and medieval science, aether (/ ˈ iː θ ər /, alternative spellings include æther, aither, and ether), also known as the fifth element or quintessence, is the material that fills the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere. [1]
And referring to the Fizeau experiment, he even wrote: "The aether is all but in our grasp." He also said the aether is necessary to harmonize Lorentz's theory with Newton's third law. Even in 1912 in a paper called "The Quantum Theory", Poincaré ten times used the word "aether", and described light as "luminous vibrations of the aether". [A 19]
Radiative transfer (also called radiation transport) is the physical phenomenon of energy transfer in the form of electromagnetic radiation. The propagation of radiation through a medium is affected by absorption , emission , and scattering processes.
A form of energy transferred from one body to another by thermal interaction. heat transfer Helmholtz free energy hertz The SI unit of frequency, defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. Higgs boson homeokinetics The physics of complex, self-organizing systems. horsepower (hp) Huygens–Fresnel principle hydrostatics
Transfer of energy may refer to: Energy transformation, also known as energy conversion, is the process of changing energy from one form to another. Heat transfer, the exchange of thermal energy via conduction, convection and radiation; Collision, an event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other over a relatively short time
AETHER, an atmospheric radiative transfer algorithm Efir , now called "Sfera," is a telecommunication project of the Russian Federation aiming to create a national Satellite constellation Arts, entertainment and media
A category for pages that refer to theories of the aether (or "ether" ), a hypothetical physical medium (particulate or non-particulate) in which light might be said to propagate. Pages in category "Aether theories"