Reinhold Fuerth

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Reinhold Heinrich Fürth , also Reinhold Henry Furth (born October 20, 1893 in Prague , Austria-Hungary ; † July 17, 1979 in Chislehurst ), was a Czech-British physicist who mainly worked in the field of theoretical physics .

Life

Reinhold Fürth grew up in a German-speaking Jewish family in Prague. From 1912 he studied physics and mathematics at the German University in Prague . In 1916 he received his doctorate under Philipp Frank , the successor to Albert Einstein at the chair for theoretical physics at the German University. Inspired by Einstein's work on the Brownian movement , Philipp Frank suggested that he deal with this phenomenon. In the period that followed, Fürth published several papers on this. In the early 1920s he made contact with Einstein and published his collected works on the Brownian movement in 1922. In 1927 he became associate professor, in 1931 full professor and in 1937 dean of the scientific faculty of the German University. Fürth worked on statistical physics and quantum mechanics and also published experimental work on physical chemistry, such as dyes and colloids. Because of his Jewish origins, he was released in 1938 and emigrated to Great Britain. At the invitation of Max Born , he moved to Edinburgh, where he attended the local university was active from 1942 to 1947 in research (Condensed Matter Theory) and as a lecturer. From 1946 to 1961 he gave lectures on theoretical physics at Birkbeck College in London.

In 1943 he was elected a member ( Fellow ) of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). He was awarded the RSE's Keith Medal .

Almost all of his publications were published under his birth name Reinhold Fürth. After his emigration, a few appeared under the name Reinhold Furth.

Fonts (selection)

  • Reinhold Fürth: Some investigations into Brownian motion on a single particle . In: Annals of Physics . tape 53 , no. 11 , 1917, pp. 177-213 , doi : 10.1002 / andp.19173581102 .
  • Reinhold Fürth: Brownian motion taking into account the persistence of the direction of motion. With applications to the movement of living infusoria . In: Journal of Physics . tape 2 , no. 3 , 1920, p. 244-256 , doi : 10.1007 / BF01328731 .
  • Reinhold Fürth: About a connection between quantum mechanical uncertainty and the structure of the elementary particles and a calculation of the masses of protons and electrons based on this . In: Journal of Physics . tape 57 , no. 7 , 1929, pp. 429-446 , doi : 10.1007 / BF01340273 .
  • Reinhold Fürth: About some relationships between classical statistics and quantum mechanics . In: Journal of Physics . tape 81 , no. 3 , 1933, pp. 143-162 , doi : 10.1007 / BF01338361 .
  • Reinhold Fürth: A few remarks on the problem of neutrons and positive electrons . In: Journal of Physics . tape 85 , no. 5 , 1933, pp. 294-299 , doi : 10.1007 / BF01342272 .
  • A. Einstein: Investigations into the theory of "Brownian motion" . with remarks by R. Fürth. Ed .: Reinhold Fürth. Academic Publishing House, Leipzig 1922.
  • Reinhold Fürth: Introduction to Theoretical Physics . Springer, Vienna 1936, p. XIV, 484 .
  • RH Furth: Fundamental Principles of Modern Theoretical Physics . Pergamon Press, Oxford 1970.

literature

  • Fürth, Reinhold Heinrich . In: Austrian National Library (Ed.): Handbook of Austrian authors of Jewish origin, 18th to 20th century . 1, A-I. Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-11545-8 , pp. 398-399 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reinhold Fürth in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (English)Template: MathGenealogyProject / Maintenance / id used
  2. ↑ Reinhold Furth staff reminescences . In: Maurice Goldsmith, Alan Mackay, James Woudhuysen (Eds.): Einstein: The First Hundred Years . Pergamon Press, Oxford 1980, ISBN 0-08-025019-X , pp. 19-21 .
  3. ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed on May 5, 2020 (here: Reinhold Henry Furth).
personal data
SURNAME Fürth, Reinhold
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Furth, Reinhold Heinrich (full name); Furth, Reinhold Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech-British physicist
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH 17th July 1979
Place of death Chislehurst