Journal of Physical Chemistry & Biophysics
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Discovery of a mathematical error in Albert Einstein′s paper 1904 entitled On the general molecular theory of heat and calculating the new order of magnitude of the radiation wavelengths (blackbody radiation)

2^nd International Conference on Physics

August 28-30, 2017 Brussels, Belgium

M Khoshnevisan

Ajman University, UAE

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Phys Chem Biophys

Abstract :

I have recently discovered a mathematical error in Albert Einstein�s derivation of equation = 2 ( ) (Equation 28 in his paper, k and c are universal constants for ideal gas law and Stefan-Boltzmann law). Because of this mathematical error in the equation, his prediction of (0.420/T) for the order of magnitude of the radiation wavelengths is incorrect. I have derived the correct form of equation [28] given in his original 1904 paper, and calculated the new value for the order of magnitude of the radiation wavelengths as (0.263/T). This new value is based on the solution of the first order differential equation, (2k)= for the value of ��. The correct value of the order of magnitude of the radiation wavelengths is 0.263/T. Correcting this mathematical error indeed shows that Einstein�s prediction for the order of magnitude of the radiation wavelengths is more accurate than he thought during his life time.

Biography :

M Khoshnevisan is an Associate Professor at Ajman University. He is a member of the American Physical Society. He was formally invited as a visiting scholar at the University of California-Berkeley and Harvard University during 2004-2005. He received the “Certificate of Achievement” in 2003 for his contribution to BISC FLINT-CIBI International Joint Workshop on Soft Computing for Internet and Bioinformatics from the World-renowned scientist and inventor of Fuzzy Logic, Professor Emeritus Lotfi A. Zadeh, at the University of California- Berkeley. His research interest is in Brownian motion, statistical physics, and general molecular theory of heat.