Lecture 3: Gravitation And The Gravitational Fleld
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Source Metadata
Section titled “Source Metadata”| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Source | Four Lectures on Relativity and Space |
| Year | 1923 |
| Section ID | four-lectures-relativity-space-lecture-03 |
| Location | lines 2389-3594 |
| Status | candidate |
| Word Count | 6716 |
| Equation Candidates In Section | 53 |
| Figure Candidates In Section | 5 |
| Quote Candidates In Section | 0 |
Opening Source Excerpt
Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”LECTURE III GRAVITATION AND THE GRAVITATIONAL FLELD A. THE IDENTITY OF GRAVITATIONAL, CENTRIFUGAL AND INERTIAL MASS As seen in the preceding lecture, the conception of the ether as the carrier of radiation had to be abandoned as incompatible with the theory of relativity; the conception of action at a distance is repugnant to our reasoning, and its place is taken by the conception of the field of force, or, more correctly, the energy field. The energy field is a storage of energy in space, character- ized by the property of exerting a force on any body susceptible to this energy — that is, a magnetic field on a magnetizable body, a gravitational field on a gravitational mass, etc. Light, or, in general, radiation, is an electromagnetic wave — ^that is, an alternation or periodic variationSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Field language
Section titled “Field language”... As seen in the preceding lecture, the conception of the ether as the carrier of radiation had to be abandoned as incompatible with the theory of relativity; the conception of action at a distance is repugnant to our reasoning, and its place is taken by the conception of the field of force, or, more correctly, the energy field. The energy field is a storage of energy in space, character- ized by the property of exerting a force on any body susceptible to this energy — that is, a magnetic field on a magnetizable body, a gravitational field on a gravi ...Radiation / light
Section titled “Radiation / light”LECTURE III GRAVITATION AND THE GRAVITATIONAL FLELD A. THE IDENTITY OF GRAVITATIONAL, CENTRIFUGAL AND INERTIAL MASS As seen in the preceding lecture, the conception of the ether as the carrier of radiation had to be abandoned as incompatible with the theory of relativity; the conception of action at a distance is repugnant to our reasoning, and its place is taken by the conception of the field of force, or, more correctly, the energy field. The energy field is a storage of e ...Magnetism
Section titled “Magnetism”... to our reasoning, and its place is taken by the conception of the field of force, or, more correctly, the energy field. The energy field is a storage of energy in space, character- ized by the property of exerting a force on any body susceptible to this energy — that is, a magnetic field on a magnetizable body, a gravitational field on a gravitational mass, etc. Light, or, in general, radiation, is an electromagnetic wave — ^that is, an alternation or periodic variation of the electromagnetic field^ — and the difference between the alternating field ...Ether references
Section titled “Ether references”LECTURE III GRAVITATION AND THE GRAVITATIONAL FLELD A. THE IDENTITY OF GRAVITATIONAL, CENTRIFUGAL AND INERTIAL MASS As seen in the preceding lecture, the conception of the ether as the carrier of radiation had to be abandoned as incompatible with the theory of relativity; the conception of action at a distance is repugnant to our reasoning, and its place is taken by the conception of the field of force, or, more correctly, the energy field. The en ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
Section titled “Chapter-Local Concept Hits”| Concept Candidate | Hits In Section | Status |
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| Light | 37 | seeded |
| Velocity of light | 10 | seeded |
| Ether | 9 | seeded |
| Frequency | 3 | seeded |
| Spectrum | 3 | seeded |
| Radiation | 2 | seeded |
| Wave length | 2 | seeded |
| Refraction | 1 | seeded |
Chapter-Local Glossary Hits
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| ether | 9 | seeded |
| wave length | 2 | seeded |
Equation Candidates
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four-lectures-relativity-space-eq-candidate-0052 | F = HP (1) | line 2426 |
four-lectures-relativity-space-eq-candidate-0053 | F=KQ, (2) | line 2441 |
four-lectures-relativity-space-eq-candidate-0054 | F = gN, (3) | line 2449 |
four-lectures-relativity-space-eq-candidate-0055 | F = CR, (4) | line 2458 |
four-lectures-relativity-space-eq-candidate-0056 | W = Mvy2, (5) | line 2471 |
four-lectures-relativity-space-eq-candidate-0057 | a = F/M, (6) | line 2478 |
four-lectures-relativity-space-eq-candidate-0058 | W = Mvy2, | line 2549 |
four-lectures-relativity-space-eq-candidate-0059 | Let (in Fig. 11) C be a railway car standing still on a | line 2632 |
Figure Candidates
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four-lectures-relativity-space-fig-010 | R = M. Fig. 10. Let (in Fig. 10) 5 be a body revolving around a point 0. The fundamental law of physics is the law of inertia. | line 2580 |
four-lectures-relativity-space-fig-014 | <^-<-r) B Fig. 14. constant speed in a straight line, but curves backward, just as it did in Fig. 13 on a 10 per cent up grade at constant | line 2705 |
four-lectures-relativity-space-fig-015 | 7 ’ Fig. 15. standing near the track, shoot a rifle bullet through the car, | line 2931 |
four-lectures-relativity-space-fig-016 | >Vf Fig. 16. leaves the car, at the point B of the track, it is greater and is v^. Then the angle which the bullet makes relative | line 3004 |
four-lectures-relativity-space-fig-017 | until finally, at the extremely high velocity of light, c = Fig. 17. 186,000 miles per second, the hyperbola (6) becomes almost a straight line. Even if the beam of light comes… | line 3139 |
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Modern Engineering Reading Prompts
Section titled “Modern Engineering Reading Prompts”- Field language: Read for whether field language is mechanical, geometrical, causal, descriptive, or simply a convenient engineering model.
- Radiation / light: Compare the chapter’s radiation vocabulary with modern electromagnetic radiation, spectral frequency, wavelength, absorption, and illumination engineering.
- Magnetism: Track flux, reluctance, permeability, magnetizing force, and loss language against modern magnetic-circuit terminology.
- Ether references: Verify exact wording before drawing conclusions. Ether language must be separated from later interpretive systems.
- Waves / transmission lines: Map Steinmetz’s wave and line language onto modern distributed constants, propagation velocity, standing waves, and reflections.
Ether-Field Interpretive Boundary
Section titled “Ether-Field Interpretive Boundary”- Field language: Field-pressure or field-gradient interpretations can be explored here only after the explicit source passage and modern engineering translation are kept distinct.
- Radiation / light: Radiation and wave language can invite ether-field comparison, but source wording, modern radiation theory, and speculative synthesis must stay separated.
- Magnetism: Centrifugal/divergent magnetic-field readings are interpretive overlays, not automatic historical claims.
- Ether references: If Steinmetz mentions ether, quote only the verified source words first; any broader ether-field synthesis belongs in a labeled interpretive layer.
- Waves / transmission lines: Standing/traveling wave passages may support richer field interpretations; the page keeps those readings separate from verified Steinmetz wording.
Promotion Checklist
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