On Symmetry in Physical Phenomena, Symmetry of an Electric Field and of a Magnetic Field

Pierre Curie; Andrzej Ziółkowski

On Symmetry in Physical Phenomena, Symmetry of an Electric Field and of a Magnetic Field

Publication date: 11.09.2024

Studia Historiae Scientiarum, 2024, 23 (2024), pp. 23-67

https://doi.org/10.4467/2543702XSHS.24.002.19575

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Andrzej Ziółkowski

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On Symmetry in Physical Phenomena, Symmetry of an Electric Field and of a Magnetic Field

Abstract

In this work, the classical concept of symmetry limited to geometric objects (figures and solids), which originated from ancient Greece, has been extended to allow for symmetry studies in other types of objects.

By introducing the concepts of limiting point groups and kinematic elements characteristic for a studied object, it was determined what types of symmetries are exhibited by an electric field and a magnetic field. It was established that in order for a phenomenon to occur, a characteristic symmetry of a medium must be consistent with the characteristic symmetry of the phenomenon occurring in it. It was also determined that the symmetry elements of the causes must be found in the symmetry of their effects.

W pracy klasyczne pojęcie symetrii ograniczone do obiektów geometrycznych (figur, brył), znajdujące swoje źródło w antycznej Grecji, zostało rozszerzone tak, by możliwe było badanie symetrii innych rodzajów obiektów.

Poprzez wprowadzenie pojęcia granicznych grup punktowych i elementów kinematycznych charakteryzujących obiekt, którego symetria jest badana, określono, jakiego typu symetrie wykazują pole elektryczne i pole magnetyczne. Ustalono, że aby możliwe było zachodzenie jakiegoś zjawiska, to charakterystyczna symetria ośrodka musi być zgodna z charakterystyczną symetrią występującego w nim zjawiska. Stwierdzono, także, że elementy symetrii przyczyn muszą znaleźć odzwierciedlenie w symetrii wywołanych skutków.

Keywords

symmetry, dissymmetry, Curie limiting point groups, symmetry of causes and effects, symmetry of physical fields, characteristic symmetry of phenomenon, characteristic symmetry of medium

symetria, dyssymetria, graniczne grupy punktowe, symetria przyczyn i skutków, symetria pól fizycznych, symetria charakterystyczna zjawiska, symetria charakterystyczna ośrodka

Translator’s note

Translator’s note: This document contains the English translation of the work of Pierre Curie: Sur la symétrie dans les phénomènes physiques, symétrie d’un champ électrique et d’un champ magnétique. Journal de Physique Théorique et Appliquée, 3e série, 1894, 3(1), pp. 393–415. DOI: 10.1051/jphystap:018940030039300.

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