This theory, which was developed mainly between 1892 and 1906 by Lorentz and Poincaré, was based on the aether theory of Augustin-Jean Fresnel, Maxwell's equations and the electron theory of Rudolf Clausius.
Teoria ta, rozwijana głównie pomiędzy 1892 a 1906 przez Lorentza i Poincarego, oparta była na teorii eteru Augustina-Jeana Fresnela, równaniach Maxwella i teorii elektronu Rudolfa Clausiusa.