Henri Poincaré: Electrons to Special Relativity: Translation of Selected Papers and Discussion

Preface
	Experiments on Electrons
	Theory of Electrons
	And More
	Advice for Readers
	Other Translations
Acknowledgments
Contents
Part I: Translation of Selected Papers
	Chapter 1: The Measurement of Time
	Chapter 2: Lorentz´s Theory and the Conservation of Momentum
		Part 1
		Part 2
		Part 3
	Chapter 3: Three Letters to H. A. Lorentz
		First Letter
		Second Letter
		Third Letter
	Chapter 4: Electricity - On the Dynamics of the Electron
	Chapter 5: On the Dynamics of the Electron
		Introduction
		§1 - Lorentz Transformation
		§2 - Principle of Least Action
		§3 - Lorentz Transformation and the Principle of Least Action
		§4 - The Lorentz Group
		§5 - Langevin Waves
		§6 - Contraction of Electrons
		§7 - Quasi-Stationary Motion
		§8 - Arbitrary Motion
		§9 - Hypotheses on Gravitation
	Chapter 6: Dynamics of the Electron
		I. Introduction
		II. Longitudinal and Transverse Mass
		III. Channel Rays
		IV. Lorentz´s Theory
		V. Mechanical Consequences
		VI. Aberration
		VII. The Principle of Relativity
		VIII. The Conservation of Momentum
		IX. Consequences the Principle of Relativity
		X. Kaufmann´s Experiment
		XI. The Principle of Inertia
		XII. Acceleration Wave
		XIII. Gravitation
		XIV.Comparison with Astronomical Observations
		XV. The Theory of Lesage
		XVI. Conclusions
Part II: Discussion
	Chapter 7: Discovery of the Electron: Cathode Rays
		J. J. Thomson
		Jean Perrin
		Cathode Rays
		Ether
		J. J. Thomson´s Motivation
		Naming the Electron
		Meaning of Discovery
		Priority
		References
	Chapter 8: Discovery of the Electron: Radioactivity
		Wilhelm Röntgen and X-Rays
		Henri Becquerel and Radiation from Uranium
		Marie and Pierre Curie and Other Natural Sources of Radiation
		Separating the Radiation by Stopping Power and Magnetic Deflection
		Paul Villard and γ Rays
		What Are β Rays?
		Digressions
			Zeeman Effect
			Henri Becquerel, and Pierre and Marie Curie
			Health Effects
		References
	Chapter 9: Contributions of Abraham, Lorentz and Poincaré to Classical Theory of Electrons
		Introduction
		Max Abraham
		Hendrik Lorentz
		Reanalyzing Kaufmann´s Data
		Henri Poincaré
			Transformation of Charge Density-First Divergence
			Unchanged under Lorentz Transformation (Covariant)
			Transformations as Group with Invariants-Third Divergence
			Electron Stability: Poincaré Stress-Second Divergence
		Synopsis
		References
	Chapter 10: Poincaré as a Physicist
		Introduction
		A Koan
		Advocating for Others
		Underlying Principles
		Methods
		Predictions
		Attitude
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 11: Einstein, Poincaré and the Origins of Special Relativity
		Introduction
		Poincaré on What He Was Trying to Do
		Einstein on What He Was Trying to Do
		The Start of the Dispute: Edmund Whittaker
		Contemporary Reactions from Physicists
		Gerald Holton´s Response to Edmund Whittaker
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 12: Adoption of Vector Notation for Classical Electrodynamics
		Considerations
		Poincaré´s Notation
		Lorentz´s Notation
		Understanding J. C. Maxwell
		J. W. Gibbs
		O. Heaviside
		A. Föppl
		H. Hertz
		J. Larmor
		P. Langevin
		H. Poincaré: Électricité et optique
			First Edition
			Second Edition
		Poincaré´s Notation, Again
		References
	Chapter 13: Translation, Language and Culture
		My Practice of Translation
		Availability of Sources
		Language Biases
		French Historical Present Tense
		The Académie Française
		La Belle Époque
		References
Part III: Supplement, H. A. Lorentz
	Chapter 14: Electromagnetic Phenomena in a System Moving with Any Velocity Smaller than That of Light
Index