Did Mileva Mari\'c assist Einstein in writing his 1905 path breaking papers?

TL;DR

This paper examines claims that Mileva Marić assisted Einstein with his 1905 papers, concluding that historical evidence does not support her involvement or her name being omitted from the publications.

Contribution

It clarifies misconceptions by analyzing primary sources and historical records, refuting claims of Marić's assistance in Einstein's groundbreaking 1905 papers.

Findings

Primary sources do not support Marić's involvement.

The 'Einstein-Marity' signature claim is unsubstantiated.

Historical evidence confirms Einstein authored the papers independently.

Abstract

Writers read Einstein's letter to Mari\'c from 1901 in which he wrote: "bringing our work on relative motion to a successful conclusion!" What came afterwards was boosted by a claim that Joffe had seen the original relativity paper manuscript, and that it was signed "Einstein-Marity" (i.e., "Mari\'c"). This drew the attention of some writers to develop a theory according to which Mileva Mari\'c assisted Albert Einstein in solving his physics problems, but her name was left out of the published article and only Einstein's name appears in the journal as author. Historical and primary sources do not support this scenario.