SUBJECT INDEX 551Nernst's work on, 396-399
in nineteenth century, 389-394
of solids, 395-397
Spin values, 466
Spontaneous radiative transitions, 405-407,
411,419-421
Statistical dependence, 430
Statistical laws, 31
Statistical mechanics
Boltzmann's equipartition theorem, 60
Einstein on
Boltzmann's influence on, 59
Gibbs's influence on, 59
prior to 1905,74-75
equipartition theorem of classical, 29
foundations of, 58, 74
phenomenological approach of Einstein, 59
quantum theory link between, 19-20, 74
Statistical physics
Einstein's contribution to, summary of, 55-
60
entropy and probability in, see Entropy and
probability
molecular basis of, 19-20
molecular reality in, see Molecular reality
Stefan-Boltzmann law, 365
Stern-Gerlach experiment, 328
Stokes's law, 96
Strong interactions, 33, 327
Supergravity, 350
Supernovas, 278, 279
Sutherland-Einstein relation, 92
Synchronicity, 142, 145, 181
Tachyons, 149
Tensor(s)
of general relativity theory, 218-219
special relativity theory and, 152
Tensor calculus, Riemannian geometry and,
217-219
Theory of principle, 27, 31, 460
Thermal conductivity in gases, 58-59
Thermodynamic probability, definition of, 62-
63,65
Thermodynamics
Boltzmann's interpretation, 100
Einstein on, 56-57, 67-69, 431 '
first law of, discovery of, 60
of liquid surfaces, 56-57
of photochemical processes, 58
relativistic, 58, 154
second law of, 19, 60-62, 82, 94
Einstein's proof for irreversible processes,
67
Einstein's statement of, 68
third law of, 397
Einstein on, 431
Thomas factor, 143-144
Time, 201
everyday intuition and, 141
general, 125
inertial frames, 141
local, 128, 141, 167
Lorentzon, 125, 128, 141, 167
Poincareon, 126-128
measurement of, 219
special relativity and, 139, 141, 151-152
Time of an event, definition, 142
Timelike vector, 152
Trouton-Noble experiment, 119
Tyndall phenomenon, 102Uncertainty principle, Heisenberg's, 444, 445
Unified field theory, Einstein and, 8, 9, 20, 23,
31-34, 261, 325-351, 460-468
chronology of, 341-350
cosmological problem, 330
doubts about, 467-468
final field equations, 349
final words on, 350
first attempt at, 287
electromagnetism in, 23
five-dimensional theories, 329-336, 466
gestation, 328-330
meaning of, to Einstein, 465-466
motivation for, 325-326
nonsymmetric case, 348-349
pioneers of, 329
post-Riemannian differential geometry and,
336-341
postscript on, 350-351
reaction to, 347
superunification, 33
Weyl's theory, 329, 338-341
Universal molecular force, 57, 68Van 't Hoffs law, 86-88, 95, 96
Variational principle, 203, 233-235, 258, 274-
275
Velocity of light, 128, 139, 167, 198-200, 202,
230
Voigt transformation, 121-122Wave function, term, 494
Wave function of Schroedinger, 441, 443,
449
Wave mechanics, 20, 329, 435-439
birth of, 435-439
from de Broglie and Einstein to
Schroedinger, 438-439
from de Broglie to Einstein, 435-438
from Einstein to de Broglie, 435-436
Schroedinger's 444