Article ID: CBB000850132

Emil Rupp, Albert Einstein, and the Canal Ray Experiments on Wave-Particle Duality: Scientific Fraud and Theoretical Bias (2007)

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In 1926, Emil Rupp published a number of papers on the interference properties of light emitted by canal ray sources. These articles, particularly one paper that came into being in close collaboration with Albert Einstein, drew quite some attention as they probed the wave versus particle nature of light. They also significantly propelled Rupp's career, even though from the outset they were highly controversial. This article reviews this episode, and in particular Rupp's collaboration with Einstein. Evidence that Rupp forged his results is presented and their critical reception in the socially and politically-divided German physics community is discussed. These divisions fail to explain the full dynamic; the latter is approached by turning to the role that theoretical bias has on occasion in assessing experiment. Einstein's responses are also analyzed in this context.

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Description Focuses on the nature of the controversy regarding Rupp's work and its relation to the politics of science in Germany in the 1920s.


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Authors & Contributors
Dongen, Jeroen van
Valente, Mário Bacelar
Greco, Pietro
Rocci, Alessio
Weinstein, Galina
Artin, Tom
Concepts
Physics
Theoretical physics
Quantum mechanics
Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics
Relativity
Gravitation
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
21st century
19th century
Places
Germany
Italy
Rome (Italy)
Institutions
Università di Roma
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Chemie
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