Abstract
THE object of this book is to build up a complete system of mathematical physics on a basis that is very different from that currently accepted. The fundamental assumptions are that inertia, time and space are each complete measurements of the same thing, and that by expressing this identity we get the laws of physics. For example, the space-time identity leads at once to the result that the observed velocity of light is independent of the motion of the observer, the fundamental postulate of relativity. Other identities lead to Maxwell's electromagnetic equations, Newton's laws of motion and a theory of relativity. The later chapters deal with radiation and the quantum theory. Whatever may be thought of the author's conclusions, he shows considerable knowledge of physics and mathematics.
The Identity Theory
Blamey
Stevens
By. Second edition, revised and amplified. Pp. xvi + 252. (Manchester: Sherratt and Hughes, 1936.) 12s. 6d.
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The Identity Theory. Nature 137, 849 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137849e0
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