Straneo studied at ETH Zurich, where he met and was a friend of Einstein. In 1897 he received his Ph.D. in natural philosophy of the University of Zurich. From 1899 he was a libero docente (Privatdocent) in mathematical physics and for some years he was a docente incaricato (lecturer without tenure) in mathematical physics at the University of Turin. After a period of working as a libero professionista (an engineering consultant or a freelancer performing work similar to that of a libero docente), in 1924 he again became a libero docente and was put in charge of mathematical physics at the University of Genoa. There, from 1925 he was a professor ordinarius in mathematical physics and also taught theoretical physics.
He contributed to the Enciclopedia Hoepli delle Matematiche elementari the articles: Teoria generale delle dimensioni fisiche (General theory of physical dimensions) and Materia, irraggiamento e fisica quantistica (Matter, radiation and quantum physics).
The Atti dei LIncei contains in recent numbers two somewhat closely allied papers on thermo-electricity. The first of these is a verification of the principle of thermodynamic equivalence for bimetallic conductors, by Signor Paolo Straneo, who concludes not only that thermo-electric phenomena proceed regularly in perfect accord with theory, but they can be studied with sufficient exactness by temperature observations without recourse to calorimetry. The determination of the Peltier-effect coefficient by the author's method succeeds even in the case in which previous methods are wanting in accuracy, namely, when the two metals possess a high specific resistance and a feeble Peltier-effect. With the present method, the Joule effect only slightly affects the phenomenon under consideration. Signor Straneo's method forms the basis of a paper by Signor A. Pochettino on variations of the Peltier-effect in a magnetic field. The value of the Peltier-effect was observed to vary with the magnetisation.[2]
Selected publicationsedit
Intorno alla teoria dei quanti, Roma, 1931.
Compendio delle lezioni di fisica teorica, Libreria Internazionale Di Stefano, Genova, 1944; 472 pages.
Cinquant'anni di relatività. 1905-1955 (with Antonio Aliotta, Giuseppe Armellini, Piero Caldirola, Bruno Finzi, Giovanni Polvani, Francesco Severi), foreword by Albert Einstein. Edizioni Giuntine e Sansoni Editore, Firenze, 1955.
Le teorie della fisica nel loro sviluppo storico, ed. Morcelliana, Brescia, 1959; 449 pages.
Referencesedit
^J.P.S. Lemos, ”Unitary theories in the work of Mira Fernandes (beyond general relativity and differential geometry)“, Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Matematica (Numero Especial - Aureliano Mira Fernandes), 147 (2010), preprint, arxiv.org
^Lockyer, Sir Norman (24 August 1899). "Notes (concerning the Atti dei Lincei)". Nature. 60 (1556): 400.
External linksedit
Paolo Pietro Straneo at the website Edizione Nazionale Mathematica
April 16, 2024
paolo, straneo, paolo, pietro, straneo, june, 1874, genoa, november, 1968, genoa, italian, mathematical, physicist, contents, biography, selected, publications, references, external, linksbiography, editstraneo, studied, zurich, where, friend, einstein, 1897, . Paolo Pietro Straneo 19 June 1874 in Genoa 24 November 1968 in Genoa was an Italian mathematical physicist Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected publications 3 References 4 External linksBiography editStraneo studied at ETH Zurich where he met and was a friend of Einstein In 1897 he received his Ph D in natural philosophy of the University of Zurich From 1899 he was a libero docente Privatdocent in mathematical physics and for some years he was a docente incaricato lecturer without tenure in mathematical physics at the University of Turin After a period of working as a libero professionista an engineering consultant or a freelancer performing work similar to that of a libero docente in 1924 he again became a libero docente and was put in charge of mathematical physics at the University of Genoa There from 1925 he was a professor ordinarius in mathematical physics and also taught theoretical physics He did research on mathematical physics in particular the theory of relativity 1 He contributed to the Enciclopedia Hoepli delle Matematiche elementari the articles Teoria generale delle dimensioni fisiche General theory of physical dimensions and Materia irraggiamento e fisica quantistica Matter radiation and quantum physics Straneo was an Invited Speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 1928 in Bologna and in 1932 in Zurich He was elected a member of the Accademia nazionale dei Lincei The Atti dei LIncei contains in recent numbers two somewhat closely allied papers on thermo electricity The first of these is a verification of the principle of thermodynamic equivalence for bimetallic conductors by Signor Paolo Straneo who concludes not only that thermo electric phenomena proceed regularly in perfect accord with theory but they can be studied with sufficient exactness by temperature observations without recourse to calorimetry The determination of the Peltier effect coefficient by the author s method succeeds even in the case in which previous methods are wanting in accuracy namely when the two metals possess a high specific resistance and a feeble Peltier effect With the present method the Joule effect only slightly affects the phenomenon under consideration Signor Straneo s method forms the basis of a paper by Signor A Pochettino on variations of the Peltier effect in a magnetic field The value of the Peltier effect was observed to vary with the magnetisation 2 Selected publications editIntorno alla teoria dei quanti Roma 1931 Compendio delle lezioni di fisica teorica Libreria Internazionale Di Stefano Genova 1944 472 pages Cinquant anni di relativita 1905 1955 with Antonio Aliotta Giuseppe Armellini Piero Caldirola Bruno Finzi Giovanni Polvani Francesco Severi foreword by Albert Einstein Edizioni Giuntine e Sansoni Editore Firenze 1955 Le teorie della fisica nel loro sviluppo storico ed Morcelliana Brescia 1959 449 pages References edit J P S Lemos Unitary theories in the work of Mira Fernandes beyond general relativity and differential geometry Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Matematica Numero Especial Aureliano Mira Fernandes 147 2010 preprint arxiv org Lockyer Sir Norman 24 August 1899 Notes concerning the Atti dei Lincei Nature 60 1556 400 External links editPaolo Pietro Straneo at the website Edizione Nazionale Mathematica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paolo Straneo amp oldid 1133152723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
