The Historical Development Of Quantum Theory

Author : Jagdish Mehra,Helmut Rechenberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 424 pages
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Release : 2000-12-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0387951741

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The Historical Development of Quantum Theory by Jagdish Mehra,Helmut Rechenberg Pdf

Quantum Theory, together with the principles of special and general relativity, constitute a scientific revolution that has profoundly influenced the way in which we think about the universe and the fundamental forces that govern it. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is a definitive historical study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied it from the beginning. Drawing upon such materials as the resources of the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics, the Niels Bohr Archives, and the archives and scientific correspondence of the principal quantum physicists, as well as Jagdish Mehra's personal discussions over many years with most of the architects of quantum theory, the authors have written a rigorous scientific history of quantum theory in a deeply human context. This multivolume work presents a rich account of an intellectual triumph: a unique analysis of the creative scientific process. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is science, history, and biography, all wrapped in the story of a great human enterprise. Its lessons will be an aid to those working in the sciences and humanities alike.

Author : Jagdish Mehra,Helmut Rechenberg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 878 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1982-08-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387906428

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The Historical Development of Quantum Theory by Jagdish Mehra,Helmut Rechenberg Pdf

Quantum Theory, together with the principles of special and general relativity, constitute a scientific revolution that has profoundly influenced the way in which we think about the universe and the fundamental forces that govern it. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is a definitive historical study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied it from the beginning. Drawing upon such materials as the resources of the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics, the Niels Bohr Archives, and the archives and scientific correspondence of the principal quantum physicists, as well as Jagdish Mehra's personal discussions over many years with most of the architects of quantum theory, the authors have written a rigorous scientific history of quantum theory in a deeply human context. This multivolume work presents a rich account of an intellectual triumph: a unique analysis of the creative scientific process. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is science, history, and biography, all wrapped in the story of a great human enterprise. Its lessons will be an aid to those working in the sciences and humanities alike.

Author : Jagdish Mehra,Helmut Rechenberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000-12-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387951776

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The Historical Development of Quantum Theory by Jagdish Mehra,Helmut Rechenberg Pdf

Quantum Theory, together with the principles of special and general relativity, constitute a scientific revolution that has profoundly influenced the way in which we think about the universe and the fundamental forces that govern it. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is a definitive historical study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied it from the beginning. Drawing upon such materials as the resources of the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics, the Niels Bohr Archives, and the archives and scientific correspondence of the principal quantum physicists, as well as Jagdish Mehra's personal discussions over many years with most of the architects of quantum theory, the authors have written a rigorous scientific history of quantum theory in a deeply human context. This multivolume work presents a rich account of an intellectual triumph: a unique analysis of the creative scientific process. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is science, history, and biography, all wrapped in the story of a great human enterprise. Its lessons will be an aid to those working in the sciences and humanities alike.

Author : Jagdish Mehra,Helmut Rechenberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Physicists
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030446772

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The Fundamental Equations of Quantum Mechanics, 1925-1926 ; The Reception of the New Quantum Mechanics, 1925-1926 by Jagdish Mehra,Helmut Rechenberg Pdf

Author : Jim Baggott
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191604294

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The Quantum Story by Jim Baggott Pdf

The twentieth century was defined by physics. From the minds of the world's leading physicists there flowed a river of ideas that would transport mankind to the pinnacle of wonderment and to the very depths of human despair. This was a century that began with the certainties of absolute knowledge and ended with the knowledge of absolute uncertainty. It was a century in which physicists developed weapons with the capacity to destroy our reality, whilst at the same time denying us the possibility that we can ever properly comprehend it. Almost everything we think we know about the nature of our world comes from one theory of physics. This theory was discovered and refined in the first thirty years of the twentieth century and went on to become quite simply the most successful theory of physics ever devised. Its concepts underpin much of the twenty-first century technology that we have learned to take for granted. But its success has come at a price, for it has at the same time completely undermined our ability to make sense of the world at the level of its most fundamental constituents. Rejecting the fundamental elements of uncertainty and chance implied by quantum theory, Albert Einstein once famously declared that 'God does not play dice'. Niels Bohr claimed that anybody who is not shocked by the theory has not understood it. The charismatic American physicist Richard Feynman went further: he claimed that nobody understands it. This is quantum theory, and this book tells its story. Jim Baggott presents a celebration of this wonderful yet wholly disconcerting theory, with a history told in forty episodes — significant moments of truth or turning points in the theory's development. From its birth in the porcelain furnaces used to study black body radiation in 1900, to the promise of stimulating new quantum phenomena to be revealed by CERN's Large Hadron Collider over a hundred years later, this is the extraordinary story of the quantum world. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.

Author : Carl S. Helrich
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030792688

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The Quantum Theory—Origins and Ideas by Carl S. Helrich Pdf

This book offers a fresh perspective on some of the central experimental and theoretical works that laid the foundations for today's quantum mechanics: It traces the theoretical and mathematical development of the hypotheses that put forward to explain puzzling experimental results; it also examines their interconnections and how they together evolved into modern quantum theory. Particular attention is paid to J.J. Thomson's atomic modeling and experiments at the Cavendish Laboratory, Max Planck's struggle to explain the experimental results of Heinrich Rubens and Ferdinand Kurlbaum, as well as the path leading from Louis de Broglie’s ideas to the wave theory of Erwin Schrödinger. Combining his experience in teaching quantum mechanics with his interest in the historical roots of the subject, the author has created a valuable resource for understanding quantum physics through its history, and a book that is appreciated both by working physicists and historians.

Author : Jagdish Mehra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3540906428

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The Historical Development of Quantum Theory by Jagdish Mehra Pdf

Author : Helge Kragh
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002-03-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0691095523

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Quantum Generations by Helge Kragh Pdf

At the end of the nineteenth century, some physicists believed that the basic principles underlying their subject were already known, and that physics in the future would only consist of filling in the details. They could hardly have been more wrong. The past century has seen the rise of quantum mechanics, relativity, cosmology, particle physics, and solid-state physics, among other fields. These subjects have fundamentally changed our understanding of space, time, and matter. They have also transformed daily life, inspiring a technological revolution that has included the development of radio, television, lasers, nuclear power, and computers. In Quantum Generations, Helge Kragh, one of the world's leading historians of physics, presents a sweeping account of these extraordinary achievements of the past one hundred years. The first comprehensive one-volume history of twentieth-century physics, the book takes us from the discovery of X rays in the mid-1890s to superstring theory in the 1990s. Unlike most previous histories of physics, written either from a scientific perspective or from a social and institutional perspective, Quantum Generations combines both approaches. Kragh writes about pure science with the expertise of a trained physicist, while keeping the content accessible to nonspecialists and paying careful attention to practical uses of science, ranging from compact disks to bombs. As a historian, Kragh skillfully outlines the social and economic contexts that have shaped the field in the twentieth century. He writes, for example, about the impact of the two world wars, the fate of physics under Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin, the role of military research, the emerging leadership of the United States, and the backlash against science that began in the 1960s. He also shows how the revolutionary discoveries of scientists ranging from Einstein, Planck, and Bohr to Stephen Hawking have been built on the great traditions of earlier centuries. Combining a mastery of detail with a sure sense of the broad contours of historical change, Kragh has written a fitting tribute to the scientists who have played such a decisive role in the making of the modern world.

Author : Max Planck
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1015457525

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The Origin And Development Of The Quantum Theory by Max Planck Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Guido Bacciagaluppi,Antony Valentini
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139643719

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Quantum Theory at the Crossroads by Guido Bacciagaluppi,Antony Valentini Pdf

The 1927 Solvay conference was perhaps the most important in the history of quantum theory. Contrary to popular belief, questions of interpretation were not settled at this conference. Instead, a range of sharply conflicting views were extensively discussed, including de Broglie's pilot-wave theory (which de Broglie presented for a many-body system), Born and Heisenberg's 'quantum mechanics' (which apparently lacked wave function collapse or fundamental time evolution), and Schrödinger's wave mechanics. Today, there is no longer a dominant interpretation of quantum theory, so it is important to re-evaluate the historical sources and keep the debate open. This book contains a complete translation of the original proceedings, with essays on the three main interpretations presented, and a detailed analysis of the lectures and discussions in the light of current research. This book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in physics and in the history and philosophy of quantum theory.

Author : Jagdish Mehra,Helmut Rechenberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000-12-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387951784

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The Historical Development of Quantum Theory by Jagdish Mehra,Helmut Rechenberg Pdf

Quantum Theory, together with the principles of special and general relativity, constitute a scientific revolution that has profoundly influenced the way in which we think about the universe and the fundamental forces that govern it. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is a definitive historical study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied it from the beginning. Drawing upon such materials as the resources of the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics, the Niels Bohr Archives, and the archives and scientific correspondence of the principal quantum physicists, as well as Jagdish Mehra's personal discussions over many years with most of the architects of quantum theory, the authors have written a rigorous scientific history of quantum theory in a deeply human context. This multivolume work presents a rich account of an intellectual triumph: a unique analysis of the creative scientific process. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is science, history, and biography, all wrapped in the story of a great human enterprise. Its lessons will be an aid to those working in the sciences and humanities alike.

Author : Jagdish Mehra
Publisher : Springer
Page : 5059 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387952624

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The Historical Development of Quantum Theory 1-6 by Jagdish Mehra Pdf

Quantum Theory, together with the principles of special and general relativity, constitute a scientific revolution that has profoundly influenced the way in which we think about the universe and the fundamental forces that govern it. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is a definitive historical study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied it from the beginning. Drawing upon such materials as the resources of the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics, the Niels Bohr Archives, and the archives and scientific correspondence of the principal quantum physicists, as well as Jagdish Mehra's personal discussions over many years with most of the architects of quantum theory, the authors have written a rigorous scientific history of quantum theory in a deeply human context. This multivolume work presents a rich account of an intellectual triumph: a unique analysis of the creative scientific process. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is science, history, and biography, all wrapped in the story of a great human enterprise. Its lessons will be an aid to those working in the sciences and humanities alike.

Author : Daniel Greenberger,Klaus Hentschel,Friedel Weinert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 901 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540706267

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Compendium of Quantum Physics by Daniel Greenberger,Klaus Hentschel,Friedel Weinert Pdf

With contributions by leading quantum physicists, philosophers and historians, this comprehensive A-to-Z of quantum physics provides a lucid understanding of key concepts of quantum theory and experiment. It covers technical and interpretational aspects alike, and includes both traditional and new concepts, making it an indispensable resource for concise, up-to-date information about the many facets of quantum physics.

Author : Daniel F. Styer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521667801

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The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics by Daniel F. Styer Pdf

An exceptionally accessible, accurate and non-technical introduction to the core concepts of quantum mechanics.

Author : Wolfgang Yourgrau,Stanley Mandelstam
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486151137

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Variational Principles in Dynamics and Quantum Theory by Wolfgang Yourgrau,Stanley Mandelstam Pdf

DIVHistorical, theoretical survey with many insights, much hard-to-find material. Hamilton’s principle, Hamilton-Jacobi equation, etc. /div