Annotation of Hans Bethe’s paper, Zeitschrift fur Physik 76, 293 (1932), “Braking Formula for Electrons of Relativistic Speed”

Fontes, C.; Bostock, Christopher; Bartschat, K.

doi:10.1140/epjh/e2014-50027-1

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Fontes, C.

Bostock, Christopher

Bartschat, K.

Date

2014

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Fontes, C. and Bostock, C. and Bartschat, K. 2014. Annotation of Hans Bethe’s paper, Zeitschrift für Physik 76, 293 (1932), “Braking Formula for Electrons of Relativistic Speed”. The European Physical Journal H. 39 (5): pp. 517-536.

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The European Physical Journal H

DOI

10.1140/epjh/e2014-50027-1

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2102-6459

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Department of Imaging and Applied Physics

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40308

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

We present an annotation of Hans Bethe’s “Bremsformel für Elektronen relativistischer Geschwindigkeit” [Zeitschrift für Physik 76, 293 (1932)] (Braking Formula for Electrons of Relativistic Speed). The English translation of the paper appears as a companion to this annotation. We highlight the conceptual and historical aspects of the relevant quantum electrodynamics employed by Bethe, provide details in the derivation of several equations, and point out some typographical errors in the original manuscript.