In the spring of 1906, Nobel laureate H.A. Lorentz gave a famous series
of lectures at Columbia University. Gathered in one volume and published
as The Theory of Electrons in 1909, these talks are still widely read
and admired today, more than 100 years later. This collection includes
lectures on: . the theory of free electrons . the emission and
absorption of heat . the theory of the Zeeman-effect . the propagation
of light in a body composed of molecules . the theory of the inverse
Zeeman-effect . the optical phenomena in moving bodies Extensive notes,
complete with mathematical equations, complement the text, and an
extensive index will aid the reader. Dutch physicist HENDRIK ANTOON
LORENTZ (1853-1928) shared the Nobel Prize in physics with Pieter Zeeman
in 1902. His publications include The Einstein Theory of Relativity: A
Concise Statement (1920), Lectures on Theoretical Physics (1927), and
Problems of Modern Physics (1927).