Fermi-Walker Transport: History & 1932 Paper

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The discussion revolves around the historical context and availability of the original papers related to Fermi-Walker transport, specifically focusing on A.G. Walker's 1932 paper and Enrico Fermi's earlier work from 1922. Participants are seeking access to these documents and sharing references.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant requests the original paper by A.G. Walker from 1932.
  • Another participant asks for the title of the paper, which is then provided as "Relative coordinates, Proc. Roy. Soc. Eddynburgh, 52 345--353."
  • A participant expresses difficulty accessing the Fermi paper, noting it is in Italian and not available online.
  • Links to the Proceedings of the Royal Society and a digital repository at The University of Edinburgh are shared for accessing Walker's work.
  • Further details about Fermi's paper are provided, including its title and publication information, along with a link to a digital archive containing multiple articles by Fermi.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the titles and publication details of the papers discussed, but there is no consensus on access to the articles, as some express frustration over their university's lack of access.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention limitations in accessing the papers due to institutional restrictions, and there are references to multiple articles by Fermi that may not be easily accessible online.

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Hello, I'm studing the history of this phenomenon. Does someone has the original paper of A.G. Walker of 1932?
 
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Can you at least give us the title?
 
martinbn said:
Can you at least give us the title?
of course
A.G. Walker 1932, Relative coordinates, Proc. Roy. Soc. Eddynburgh, \mathbf{52} 345--353
 
Unfortunately I've no access via my university account(s). The article by Fermi, which is in Italien, seems not to be available online:

Fermi, Enrico. "Sopra i fenomeni che avvengono in vicinanza di una linea oraria." Rend. Lincei, 1922, 31 (1), pp. 21-23, 51-52, 101-103 (in Itallian) 31 (1922): 21-23.
 
Go to Proceedings of royal society, volume 52 of 1932, page 345. You will find it there
 
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facenian said:
of course
A.G. Walker 1932, Relative coordinates, Proc. Roy. Soc. Eddynburgh, \mathbf{52} 345--353
Sharad said:
Go to Proceedings of royal society, volume 52 of 1932, page 345. You will find it there
vanhees71 said:
Our university still has no access to this article :-(, but thanks for pointing it out again. For quick reference:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0370164600019611

From Googling, "A.G. Walker 1932, Relative coordinates"
I got:
ERA is a digital repository of original research produced at The University of Edinburgh.
https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/34308
The theory of relative co-ordinates in Riemannian Geometry -
with a link to WalkerAG_1933redux.pdf (13.01Mb)
The third article (on page 21) in that PDF is "Relative Coordinates".

vanhees71 said:
Unfortunately I've no access via my university account(s). The article by Fermi, which is in Italien, seems not to be available online:

Fermi, Enrico. "Sopra i fenomeni che avvengono in vicinanza di una linea oraria." Rend. Lincei, 1922, 31 (1), pp. 21-23, 51-52, 101-103 (in Itallian) 31 (1922): 21-23.
From Googling "Sopra i fenomeni che avvengono in vicinanza di una linea oraria"
I got:
http://operedigitali.lincei.it/rend...hp?lang=it&type=mat&nome=Enrico&cognome=Fermi
"ATTI DELLA REALE ACCADEMIA DEI LINCEI. RENDICONTI"
which points to ten articles by Fermi,
including

Sopra i fenomeni che avvengono in vicinanza di una linea orarla. Nota I
Rend. Mat. Acc. Lincei, s. 5, v. 31 (1922) 1, pp. 21 - 23

Sopra i fenomeni che avvengono in vicinanza di una linea oraria. Nota II
Rend. Mat. Acc. Lincei, s. 5, v. 31 (1922) 1, pp. 51 - 52

Sopra i fenomeni che avvengono in vicinanza di una linea oraria. Nota III
Rend. Mat. Acc. Lincei, s. 5, v. 31 (1922) 1, pp. 101 - 103
 

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