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According to Wikipedia, John Lighton Synge was an Irish mathematician and physicist, whose seven-decade career included significant periods in Ireland, Canada, and the USA. He was a prolific author and influential mentor, and is credited with the introduction of a new geometrical approach to the theory of relativity.

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Relativity: The General Theory (1960) (2228)
Relativity: The Special Theory (1957) (492)
Approximations in elasticity based on the concept of function space (1947) (407)
The Escape of Photons from Gravitationally Intense Stars (1966) (328)
Einstein Spaces (1965) (325)
The hypercircle in mathematical physics (1958) (311)
The Relativistic Gas (1958) (282)
Principles of Mechanics (1963) (277)
Elastic Waves in Anisotropic Media (1956) (200)
General relativity; papers in honour of J. L. Synge (1972) (200)
On the Geometry of Dynamics (94)
On The Motion of Three Vortices (1949) (90)
On the electromagnetic two-body problem (1940) (85)
ON THE CONNECTIVITY OF SPACES OF POSITIVE CURVATURE (1936) (79)
On the stability of a viscous liquid between rotating coaxial cylinders (1938) (63)
Jump conditions at discontinuities in general relativity (1952) (60)
Gravitational Field of a Particle (1949) (58)
The tightness of the teeth, considered as a problem concerning the equilibrium of a thin incompressible elastic membrane (1933) (54)
Geodesics in non-holonomic geometry (1928) (54)
A Characteristic Function in Riemannian Space and its Application to the Solution of Geodesic Triangles (1931) (53)
Geometrical mechanics and de Broglie waves (1955) (52)
Point-particles and energy tensors in special relativity (1970) (50)
Quaternions, Lorentz transformations, and the Conway-Dirac-Eddington matrices (1972) (50)
Aerodynamic symmetry of projectiles (1949) (46)
The fundamental theorem of electrical networks (1951) (42)
The general problem of antenna radiation and the fundamental integral equation, with application to an antenna of revolution. I (1948) (41)
On the Deviation of Geodesics and Null-Geodesics, Particularly in Relation to the Properties of Spaces of Constant Curvature and Indefinite Line-Element (1934) (37)
A theory of elasticity in general relativity (1959) (36)
The sequence of pedal triangles (1988) (29)
A generalisation of the Riemannian line-element (29)
The theory of an incompressible periodontal membrane (1933) (29)
The Concept and the Role of the Model in Mathematics and Natural and Social Sciences (1963) (27)
The First and Second Variations of the Length‐Integral in Riemannian Space (25)
On the motion of a spinning shell (1946) (24)
The problem of Saint Venant for a cylinder with free sides (1945) (24)
Talking about relativity (1970) (24)
EQUATIONS OF MOTION IN GENERAL RELATIVITY. (1970) (22)
TIMELIKE HELICES IN FLAT SPACE-TIME (1967) (22)
The method of the hypercircle in function-space for boundary-value problems (1947) (21)
Stationary weak gravitational fields to any order of approximation (1961) (21)
Some Intrinsic and Derived Vectors in a Kawaguchi Space (1935) (21)
Geometrical Optics: An Introduction to Hamilton's Method (1937) (20)
Orbits and rays in the gravitational field of a finite sphere according to the theory of A. N. Whitehead (1952) (17)
Coordinate conditions in a Riemannian space for coordinates based on a subspace (1971) (15)
The absolute optical instrument (1938) (15)
LXXVII.The equilibrium of a tooth with a general conical root (1933) (15)
Review: N. I. Muskhelishvili, Some basic problems of the mathematical theory of elasticity (1955) (14)
Model universes with spherical symmetry (1974) (14)
Newtonian gravitational field theory (1972) (13)
Hamilton’s Method in Geometrical Optics (1937) (12)
On the vibrations of a heterogeneous string (1981) (12)
The motion of a viscous fluid conducting heat (1955) (12)
Stationary gravitational fields due to single bodies (1964) (11)
The gravitational field of a rotating fluid mass in general relativity (1962) (11)
Angular Momentum, Mass-Center and the Inverse Square Law in Special Relativity (1935) (10)
Geometrical approach to the Heisenberg uncertainty relation and its generalization (1971) (10)
On the concept of gravitational force and Gauss's theorem in general relativity (1937) (9)
Pointwise bounds for the solutions of certain boundary-value problems (1951) (9)
ON A CERTAIN NON-LINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION (1961) (9)
The method of the hypercircle in elasticity when body forces are present (1948) (8)
On the neighborhood of a geodesic in Riemannian space (1935) (8)
A property of empty space-time (1958) (8)
Group Motions in Space-time and Doppler Effects (1963) (8)
Relativity based on chronometry (1962) (8)
Science: Sense and Nonsense. (1953) (7)
John Charles Fields (1933) (7)
Optical observations in general relativity (1960) (7)
Albert Einstein: Out of My Later Years (1950) (7)
WHAT IS EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF GRAVITATION. (1967) (7)
Integral electromagnetic theorems in general relativity (1936) (6)
Note on a paper by N. Anderson [Norman Anderson] and A. M. Arthurs: “Complementary variational principles for a boundary-value problem in twisting of ring sectors” (Quart. Appl. Math. 33 (1975), 87–89) (1975) (6)
A special class of solutions of the Schrödinger equation for a free particle (1972) (6)
A geometrical interpretation of the relaxation method (1944) (6)
Primitive Quantization in the Relativistic Two-Body Problem (1953) (6)
Gardner's Hypothesis and the Michelson–Morley Experiment (1952) (5)
C. An alternative treatment of fermat's principle for a stationary gravitational field (1925) (5)
The Problem of the Thrown String (1970) (5)
“Golden Oldie”: Relativistic Hydrodynamics (2002) (5)
Radiation coordinates in general relativity (1966) (5)
A System of Space-Time Co-ordinates (1921) (5)
The torsion of a hollow square (1957) (5)
Linked Harmonic Oscillators (1973) (4)
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORY OF WAVE GUIDES (1949) (4)
Conditions Satisfied by the Vorticity and the Stream‐Function in a Viscous Liquid Moving in Two Dimensions Between Fixed Parallel Planes (1936) (4)
Directivity for scalar radiation (1966) (4)
A MODEL IN GENERAL RELATIVITY FOR THE INSTANTANEOUS TRANSFORMATION OF A MASSIVE PARTICLE INTO RADIATION (1957) (4)
Maximum number of collisions of elastic particles (1972) (4)
Note on the Whitehead-Rayner expanding universe (1954) (4)
Reflection in a corner formed by three plane mirrors (1946) (4)
Hamilton’s Characteristic Function and Bruns’ Eiconal (1937) (4)
Principal null-directions defined in space-time by an electromagnetic field (1935) (4)
The apsides of general dynamical systems (1932) (3)
Dynamical consequences of the fact that the Sun's rotation varies with latitude (1962) (3)
Statistical Distributions of Photons Emitted By A Star (1967) (3)
LXX. On a case of instability produced by rotation (1952) (3)
Applications of the Absolute Differential Calculus to the Theory of Elasticity (3)
A New Pseudo-tensor with Vanishing Divergence (1967) (3)
An action principle for photons (1985) (3)
Whittaker's Contributions to the Theory of Relativity (1958) (3)
Focal Properties of Optical and Electromagnetic Systems (1944) (3)
Anti--Compton scattering (1974) (3)
A steering problem (1973) (3)
Energy Levels and Lorentz Invariance (1970) (3)
THE PROPORTIONALITY OF ENERGY AND FREQUENCY FOR A PHOTON IN GENERAL RELATIVITY (1935) (3)
Geometrical optics in moving dispersive media (1956) (2)
Action at a Distance and Metaphysics (1962) (2)
Two Isomorphs of the Four-Colour Problem (1967) (2)
Principal Directions in an Affine-Connected Manifold of Two Dimensions. (1924) (2)
Note on the kinematics of plane viscous motion (1950) (2)
XXVI.Riemannian null-geometry (1928) (2)
A Simple Bounding Formula for Integrals (1953) (2)
A Klein-Gordon model particle (1965) (2)
Stationary gravitational fields due to symmetrical systems of bodies (1965) (2)
Improved Limit on the Absence of Dispersion of the Velocity of Light (1969) (2)
The relativity theory of A. N. Whitehead (1951) (2)
Principal Directions in a Riemannian Space. (1922) (1)
Note on a Paper by H. Hilton: "On Some Properties of Rectilinear Congruences" (1939) (1)
LXXXVIII.Points of congestion in the periodontal membrane (1937) (1)
Postcards on Applied Mathematics (1939) (1)
CONDITIONS SATISFIED BY THE EXPANSION AND VORTICITY OF A VISCOUS FLUID IN A FIXED CONTAINER (1951) (1)
Fixed Points for Infinitesimal Poincaré Transformations in Minkowskian Space‐Time (1971) (1)
Science and Culture (1936) (1)
Collision Problems and the Conservation Laws (1934) (1)
Apsidal angles for symmetrical dynamical systems with two degrees of freedom (1948) (1)
The Geometry of Many Dimensions (1949) (1)
Ireland: The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1968) (1)
Mechanical Models of Spaces With Positive-Definite Line-Element (1935) (1)
On permanent vector-lines in $N$ dimensions (1951) (1)
Principal Directions in the Einstein Solar Field. (1922) (1)
The Stability of Quadratic Velocity-Distributions for an Inviscid Liquid Flowing Between Parallel Planes (1936) (1)
JETS OF RADIATION. (1968) (1)
A Criticism of the Method of Expansion in Powers of the Gravitational Constant in General Relativity (1937) (1)
On the Disturbance of the Steady Flow of an Inviscid Liquid between Parallel Planes (1934) (1)
Intuition, geometry and physics in relativity (1961) (1)
The Theory of the Schmidt Telescope (1943) (1)
Is the Special Theory of Relativity Wrong ?: Special Theory of Relativity (1968) (1)
Riemannian metric in Gibbsian phase-space (1970) (1)
Equivalent Particle–Observers (1936) (1)
Parallel Propagation of a Vector Around an Infinitesimal Circuit in an Affine-Connected Manifold (1923) (1)
On the Expansion or Contraction of a Symmetrical Cloud under the Influence of Gravity. (1934) (1)
XLIV. The influence of the earth's rotation on a top (1924) (0)
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (1950) (0)
Model of a gravitating sphere set in rotation by internal stress (1972) (0)
On Herzberger’s direct method in geometrical optics (1943) (0)
Elementary Notions of Space and Time (1923) (0)
a Matter of Chance (1983) (0)
International Mathematical Congress Medals (1933) (0)
Eamon De Valera, 14 October 1882 - 29 August 1975 (1976) (0)
Text-Book on Relativity (1953) (0)
Systematic approximations in the calculation of gravitational fields (1962) (0)
Backward energy-flux for spherically symmetric scalar waves (1986) (0)
Geodesics within Matter (1937) (0)
Tensorial integral conservation laws in general relativity (1959) (0)
Kilmister on Eddington (1967) (0)
REGULAR NULL NETWORKS IN FLAT SPACE--TIME. (1968) (0)
John Charles Fields, 1863 - 1932 (1933) (0)
Application of the Laplace Transform to the Inhomogeneous Klein‐Gordon Equation (1965) (0)
An unperiodic concentrated sonic pulse (1988) (0)
Gap Problem in Antenna Theory (1956) (0)
Talking About Relativity; Widening Horizons: Man's Quest to Understand the Structure of the Universe; and The Stars in Their Courses (1971) (0)
Relativity and Reality (1971) (0)
MODEL OF A SPINNING BODY WITHOUT GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION (1968) (0)
A Collection of Essays: Mathematics as a Culture Clue (1948) (0)
A Collection of Articles: Mathematics: Our Great Heritage (1950) (0)
Notes on the Schwarzschild line-element (1961) (0)
Aetherial Problems (1972) (0)
Review: Robert Weinstock, Calculus of variations with applications to physics and engineering (1953) (0)
Hamilton's Contributions to Geometrical Optics (1929) (0)
Review: W. Blaschke, Ebene Kinematik (1939) (0)
STATICAL GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS IN SECOND APPROXIMATION. (1969) (0)
On certain boundary-value problems with strong vanishing on the boundary (1967) (0)
Review: A. d'Abro, The Decline of Mechanism in Modern Physics (1940) (0)
CLASSICAL STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND THE ONE-DIMENSIONAL OSCILLATOR (1964) (0)
Directivity for one-dimensional scalar raciation (1967) (0)
Motion of a charged particle in a field of plane-wave electromagnetic radiation (1970) (0)
Variational and Minimum Theorems for the Linear Theory of Viscoelasticity (0)
2 Whitehead's Principle of Relativ- Ity. 2.1 Appendix A: Solar Limb-effect; B: Figures 2.2 Critically Edited (0)
PART I. RADIATION FROM A SOURCE INSIDE A PERFECTLY CONDUCTING WAVE GUIDE OF RECTANGULAR SECTION (1949) (0)
Principles of mechanics / John L. Synge, B.A. Griffith (1959) (0)
Problems in Mechanics (1948) (0)
Review: Harold Jeffreys and Bertha S. Jeffreys, Methods of mathematical physics (1948) (0)
Essays in the History of Mechanics. C. Truesdell. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1968. xii + 384 pp., illus. $19.50D (1970) (0)
On the kinematics of particle interactions (1969) (0)

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