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“The rigid electron is in my view a monster in relation to Maxwell's equations, whose innermost harmony is the principle of relativity... the rigid electron is no working hypothesis, but a working hindrance. Approaching Maxwell's equations with the concept of the rigid electron seems to me the same thing as going to a concert with your ears stopped up with cotton wool. We must admire the courage and the power of the school of the rigid electron which leaps across the widest mathematical hurdles with fabulous hypotheses, with the hope to land safely over there on experimental-physical ground.”

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Hermann Minkowski
Hermann Minkowski

Hermann Minkowski, born on June 22, 1864, and died on January 12, 1909, was a prominent mathematician at the turn of the 20th century. He is known for his contributions to geometry, mathematical physics, and theoretical physics. more

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