•  103
    A critical analysis of Helmholtz's argument against Weber's electrodynamics
    with J. J. Caluzi
    Foundations of Physics 27 (10): 1445-1452. 1997.
    We present Helmholtz's argument against Weber's electrodynamics. It is related with a fixed charged nonconducting spherical shell and a charged particle moving inside it. Then we utilize Weber's electrodynamics plus Schrödinger's expression for gravitational interactions in order to obtain the equation of motion and to study this situation. We show that this approach avoids the problems pointed out by Helmholtz. Moreover, it indicates that the effective inertial mass of the charged particle will…Read more
  •  84
    Nonlocal forces of inertia in cosmology
    with Peter Graneau
    Foundations of Physics 26 (2): 271-283. 1996.
    This paper reviews the origin of inertia according to Mach's principle and Weber's law of gravitation. The resulting theory is based on simultaneous nonlocal gravitational interactions between particles in the solar system and others in the remote universe beyond the Milky Way galaxy. It explains the precession of the perihelion of Mercury. A most important implication of the Mach-Weber theory of the force of inertia is the necessity for a large amount of uniformly distributed matter in the gala…Read more
  •  79
    The Electric Field Outside a Stationary Resistive Wire Carrying a Constant Current
    with W. A. Rodrigues Jr and A. J. Mania
    Foundations of Physics 29 (5): 729-753. 1999.
    We present the opinion of some authors who believe there is no force between a stationary charge and a stationary resistive wire carrying a constant current. We show that this force is different from zero and present its main components: the force due to the charges induced in the wire by the test charge and a force proportional to the current in the resistive wire. We also discuss briefly a component of the force proportional to the square of the current which should exist according to some mod…Read more
  •  77
    Mass in relational mechanics
    with J. Guala-Valverde
    Apeiron 7 131-132. 2000.
  •  53
    We derive the equation describing the flow of a variable current in straight wires and in coaxial cables from Newton's second law of motion plus Weber's electrodynamics. We show that in both cases the signal propagates at light velocity
  •  45
    Surface Charges in Conductor Plates Carrying Constant Currents
    with J. A. Hernandes and J. E. Lamesa
    Foundations of Physics 31 (10): 1501-1511. 2001.
    In this work we analyze the case of resistive conductor plates carrying constant currents, utilizing surface charge distributions. We obtain the electric potential in the plates and in the space surrounding them. We obtain a non-vanishing electric field outside the conductors. We compare the theoretical results with experimental data present in the literature
  •  23
    The influence of Ernst Mach in the teaching of mechanics
    with Arden Zylbersztajn
    Science & Education 10 (1-2): 137-144. 2001.
  •  23
    Kirchhoff on the motion of electricity in conductors
    with P. Graneau
    Apeiron (Misc) 19 19-25. 1994.
    We comment on and translate Gustav Kirchhoff's important paper of 1857 entitled On the motion of electricity in conductors. The significance of this paper is that Kirchhoff proved with action at a distance that electric disturbances travel along wires of negligible resistance with the velocity of light. He accomplished this with the laws of Newtonian electrodynamics (Coulomb, Ampere, F. Neumann and Weber) before Maxwell had formulated his equations.
  •  1
    On Mach's principle
    Foundations Of Physics Letters 2 301--18. 1989.
  • É feita uma tradução comentada do primeiro trabalho de Biot e Savart sobre eletromagnetismo. Eles passaram uma corrente constante em um longo fio retilíneo e observaram a posição de equilíbrio de uma pequena agulha imantada colocada próxima ao fio. Depois mediram o período para pequenas oscilações da agulha ao redor desta posição de equilíbrio, para diferentes distâncias da agulha ao fio. Concluíram que o torque magnético exercido pelo fio sobre a agulha é inversamente proporcional à distância e…Read more
  • Peer interaction and language learning in the foreign language classroom
    Communication and Cognition: An Interdisciplinary Quarterly Journal 30 115-136. 1997.
  • Erwin Schrödinger e o Princípio de Mach
    with Osvaldo Pessoa Jr
    Cadernos de História E Filosofia da Ciéncia 11 (2). 2001.
    Apresentamos os conceitos de inércia, espaço e tempo na mecânica newtoniana. Analisamos o princípio de Mach, segundo o qual a inércia de qualquer corpo é devida a sua interação com os corpos distantes do universo. Em seguida explicamos porque, em geral, a teoria da gravitação de Einstein não implementa este princípio. Discutimos então o trabalho de Erwin Schrödinger que apresenta uma formulação alternativa para a mecânica baseada numa lei de Weber para a gravitação e que é compatível com as idéi…Read more