Physique

1908 · 031989 — Leiden: Eduardo Ijdo / University Of Leiden 1908. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 135 Pp Including Stellingen At Rear. 9 7/8" Tall. Green Cloth Lettered In White. Art Nouveau Endpapers In Two Shades Of Gray. Light Wear Hinges Tight No Names Or Marks. Ornstein's Doctoral Thesis Possibly Specially Bound For The Author. Leonard Salomon Ornstein 1880 - 1941 Was A Dutch Physicist. After Completing His Higher Education Entrance Qualification He Began Studying Theoretical Physics At Leiden University In 1898. Here Hendrik Antoon Lorentz Became His Formative Teacher. On March 26 1908 He Received His Doctorate Under Lorentz With The Topic Toepassing The Statistical Mechanica Van Gibbs Op Molekulair-Theorien Vraagstukken On The Molecular Applications Of The Gibbs´Schen Statistical Mechanics To The Doctor Of Natural Sciences. He Then Became An Assistant To Lorentz And Went In 1909 As A Lecturer In Physics At The University Of Groningen Which Task He Began On April 29 1909 With The Introductory Lecture De Rol Der Wiskunde In De Mathematic Physica German: The Role Of Mathematics In Mathematical Physics . In 1914 He Succeeded Peter Debye As Professor Of Physics At Utrecht University . As Head Of The Physics Laboratory In Utrecht From 1922 He Also Turned His Attention To Experimental Investigations In Particular Intensity Measurements Of Spectral Lines And Thus Gave The Institute An International Reputation. In 1921 He Was Significantly Involved With The Head Of The Philips Natuurständig Laboratorium In Eindhoven Gilles Holst In The Founding Of The Dutch Physical Society Nederlandse Natuurständige Vereniging Of Which He Was Chairman In 1939/1940. In 1931/32 He Was Rector Of The University Of Utrecht For Which He Gave The Rectorate's Speech In 1932 De Beteekenis Der Natuurkunde Voor Cultuur En Maatschappij German: The Importance Of Physics For Culture And Society . Ornstein Became A Member Of The Royal Netherlands Academy Of Sciences Corresponding Honorary Member Of The Royal Physiographic Society In Lund And Knight Of The Order Of The Dutch Lion. After The German Occupation In 1940 As A Jew Who Was Also Active In The Zionist Movement He Was Chairman Of The Dutch Zionist Association From 1918 To 1922 He Was In Great Danger But Refused To Leave The Country Despite Offers From Friends. Like All Jews In The Netherlands He Was Removed From Public Office And Was Not Even Allowed To Enter His Laboratory In Utrecht. Ornstein Then Isolated Himself From The Public And Died A Little Later. His Body Was Buried On May 23 1941 At The Jewish Cemetery In Utrecht. Ornstein Is Best Known For His Work In Statistical Mechanics. The Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process Ornstein Uhlenbeck On The Theory Of Brownian Motion Physical Review Vol. 36 1930 P. 823 Is Named After Him And George Uhlenbeck . The Ornstein-Zernike Theory 1914 With Frits Zernike Self-Consistently Determines The Spatial Correlation Function Of For Example Molecules In Liquids Via An Integral Equation. In His Honor A Laboratory At Utrecht University Is Named After Him. <br/> <br/> Eduardo Ijdo / University Of Leiden hardcover