2014/12/01 by Paul A. Klevgard, Klevgard, Paul A.
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications #FOS: Physical sciences #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #physics.hist-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1412.2060
4 pages
arxiv created 2014/12/01 · openalex publication_date 2014/12/01 · arxiv updated 2014/12/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This is a brief look at how Einstein explored formal symmetries between quantized matter and quantized radiation between 1903 and 1925. Specifically he employed thermodynamic comparisons between the ideal molecular gas and the photon gas. His achievements are tied in with a more general pattern in physics to explore formal symmetries between quantized mass and quantized energy.