Scientific Papers

Samuel Bruce McLaren (1876-1916) was an Australian mathematician and mathematical physicist, and joint winner of the Adams Prize in 1913. Originally published in 1925, this book presents a description of the main aspects of McLaren's Adams Prize-winning essay, together with other accounts of papers and a selection of reprinted papers where necessary. The text was compiled posthumously following McLaren's early death during the Battle of the Somme. An obituary notice and a biographical appreciation of McLaren are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in mathematics, physics and the history of science.A personal appreciation Hugh Walker; Obituary notice J. W. Nicholson; Part I. Account of Papers Mainly on Radiation and Gravitation: 1. Hamilton's equations and the partition of energy between matter and radiation; 2. The emission and absorption of energy by electrons; 3. The theory of radiation; 4. A theory of gravity; Part II. Electromagnetic Theory: 5. A theory of magnets; 6. The magneton and Planck's universal constant; 7. The theory of radiation; 8. A theory of magnets; 9. Mathematical theory of the magneton; Part III. The Propagation of an Arbitrary Disturbance in a Dispersive Medium.