Investigations on the Theory of the Brownian Movement

by Albert Einstein

Book Overview

Five early papers evolve theory that won Einstein a Nobel Prize: "Movement of Small Particles Suspended in a Stationary Liquid Demanded by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat"; "On the Theory of the Brownian Movement"; "A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions"; "Theoretical Observations on the Brownian Motion"; and "Elementary Theory of the Brownian Motion."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486603040
• ISBN13: 9780486603049
• Release Date: June 1956
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Five classic Einstein papers on Brownian Motion

This book contains the five classic Einstein papers on Brownian motion. The last paper is a simplified explanation of Brownian motion for chemists. Investigations on the Theory of the Brownian Movement A. Einstein, Annalen der Physik, 17, 1905, p549 On the Theory of the Brownian Movement A. Einstein, Annalen der Physik, (4),19,1906, pp378-381 A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions A. Einstein, Annalen der Physik, (4), 19, 1906, pp289-306 Theoretical Observations on the Brownian Motion A. Einstein, Zeitschrift für Elektrochemie, 13, 1907, pp41-42 Elementary Theory of the Brownian Motion A. Einstein, Zeitschrift für Elektrochemie, 14, 1908, pp235-239