Radiation Theory And The Quantum Revolution
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Radiation Theory And The Quantum Revolution
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Author : AGASSI
language : de
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Release Date : 2013-03-08
Radiation Theory And The Quantum Revolution written by AGASSI and has been published by Springer-Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-08 with Science categories.
Radiation Theory And The Quantum Revolution
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Author : Joseph Agassi
language : en
Publisher: Basel : Birkhäuser Verlag
Release Date : 1993
Radiation Theory And The Quantum Revolution written by Joseph Agassi and has been published by Basel : Birkhäuser Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Science categories.
The Bumpy Road
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Author : Massimiliano Badino
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-06-06
The Bumpy Road written by Massimiliano Badino and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-06 with Science categories.
This book examines the different areas of knowledge, traditions, and conceptual resources that contributed to the building of Max Planck’s theory of radiation. It presents an insightful comparative analysis that not only sheds light upon a fundamental chapter in the history of modern physics, but also enlarges our understanding of how theoreticians work. Coverage offers a deep investigation into the technical aspects behind the theory and extends in time the notion of quantum revolution. It also presents a full-fledged discussion of the combinatorial part of Planck’s theory and places emphasis on the epistemological role of mathematical practices. By painstakingly reconstructing both the electromagnetic and the combinatorial part of Planck’s black-body theory, the author shows how some apparently merely technical resources, such as the Fourier series, effectively contributed to shape the final form of Planck’s theory. For decades, historians have debated the conditions of possibility of Max Planck’s discovery as a paradigmatic example of scientific revolution. In particular, the use of combinatorics, which eventually paved the way for the introduction of the quantum hypothesis, has remained a puzzle for experts. This book presents a fresh perspective on this important debate that will appeal to historians and philosophers of science.
Quantum Revolution
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Author : G. Venkataraman
language : en
Publisher: Universities Press
Release Date : 1997
Quantum Revolution written by G. Venkataraman and has been published by Universities Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Quantum electrodynamics categories.
The Bumpy Road
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Author : Massimiliano Badino
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Bumpy Road written by Massimiliano Badino and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
This book examines the different areas of knowledge, traditions, and conceptual resources that contributed to the building of Max Planck's theory of radiation. It presents an insightful comparative analysis that not only sheds light upon a fundamental chapter in the history of modern physics, but also enlarges our understanding of how theoreticians work. Coverage offers a deep investigation into the technical aspects behind the theory and extends in time the notion of quantum revolution. It also presents a full-fledged discussion of the combinatorial part of Planck's theory and places emphasis on the epistemological role of mathematical practices. By painstakingly reconstructing both the electromagnetic and the combinatorial part of Planck's black-body theory, the author shows how some apparently merely technical resources, such as the Fourier series, effectively contributed to shape the final form of Planck's theory. For decades, historians have debated the conditions of possibility of Max Planck's discovery as a paradigmatic example of scientific revolution. In particular, the use of combinatorics, which eventually paved the way for the introduction of the quantum hypothesis, has remained a puzzle for experts. This book presents a fresh perspective on this important debate that will appeal to historians and philosophers of science. .
Quantum Revolution
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Author : Ganesan Venkataraman
language : en
Publisher: Universities Press
Release Date : 1994
Quantum Revolution written by Ganesan Venkataraman and has been published by Universities Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Physics categories.
Quantum Revolution
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Author : G. Venkataraman
language : en
Publisher: Universities Press
Release Date : 1994
Quantum Revolution written by G. Venkataraman and has been published by Universities Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Quantum theory categories.
Einstein Defiant
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Author : Edmund Blair Bolles
language : en
Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
Release Date : 2004-05-09
Einstein Defiant written by Edmund Blair Bolles and has been published by Joseph Henry Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-09 with Science categories.
"I find the idea quite intolerable that an electron exposed to radiation should choose of its own free will, not only its moment to jump off, but also its direction. In that case, I would rather be a cobbler, or even an employee in a gaming house, than a physicist." -Albert Einstein A scandal hovers over the history of 20th century physics. Albert Einstein-the century's greatest physicist-was never able to come to terms with quantum mechanics, the century's greatest theoretical achievement. For physicists who routinely use both quantum laws and Einstein's ideas, this contradiction can be almost too embarrassing to dwell on. Yet Einstein was one of the founders of quantum physics and he spent many years preaching the quantum's importance and its revolutionary nature. The Danish genius Neils Bohr was another founder of quantum physics. He had managed to solve one of the few physics problems that Einstein ever shied away from, linking quantum mathematics with a new model of the atom. This leap immediately yielded results that explained electron behavior and the periodic table of the elements. Despite their mutual appreciation of the quantum's importance, these two giants of modern physics never agreed on the fundamentals of their work. In fact, they clashed repeatedly throughout the 1920s, arguing first over Einstein's theory of "light quanta"(photons), then over Niels Bohr's short-lived theory that denied the conservation of energy at the quantum level, and climactically over the new quantum mechanics that Bohr enthusiastically embraced and Einstein stubbornly defied. This contest of visions stripped the scientific imagination naked. Einstein was a staunch realist, demanding to know the physical reasons behind physical events. At odds with this approach was Bohr's more pragmatic perspective that favored theories that worked, even if he might not have a corresponding explanation of the underlying reality. Powerful and illuminating, Einstein Defiant is the first book to capture the soul and the science that inspired this dramatic duel, revealing the personalities and the passions-and, in the end, what was at stake for the world.
The Quantum Revolution
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Author : Kent A. Peacock
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2007-12-30
The Quantum Revolution written by Kent A. Peacock and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-30 with Science categories.
Quantum mechanics is one of the great success stories of modern physics, making sense of the very small just as Einstein's theory of relativity made sense of the very large. But, for most students, the ideas that make quantum mechanics powerful can be confusing and counterintuitive. This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science series provides a history of quantum mechanics from the early breakthroughs of Planck and Einstein, at the beginning of the 20th century, to the present frontiers of quantum computing and quantum gravity. The approach is entirely non-technical, and is aimed at the general reader who may not have much mathematical background but who has a strong curiosity about some of the most important developments in modern science. Quantum Mechanics: A Historical Perspective traces the history of this powerful theory, including: ; The early discoveries by Max Planck and Albert Einstein regarding the quantization of radiation ; The early quantum theory, including Neils Bohr's theory of the atom ; The birth of modern quantum mechanics through the work of Heisenberg, Schrodinger, Born, Dirac and others ; Applications of quantum mechanics in chemistry, nuclear physics, electronics, and many other areas ; Recent work in quantum computation and quantum information theory The book emphasizes the fact that despite the great success of quantum mechanics, many exciting intellectual frontiers remain open for further researchers to explore. It includes a glossary, a timeline, and a bibliography of accessible resources for further research.
On The Trail Of Blackbody Radiation
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Author : Don S. Lemons
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2022-09-13
On The Trail Of Blackbody Radiation written by Don S. Lemons and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-13 with Science categories.
An account of Max Planck’s construction of his theory of blackbody radiation, summarizing the established physics on which he drew. In the last year of the nineteenth century, Max Planck constructed a theory of blackbody radiation—the radiation emitted and absorbed by nonreflective bodies in thermal equilibrium with one another—and his work ushered in the quantum revolution in physics. In this book, three physicists trace Planck’s discovery. They follow the trail of Planck’s thinking by constructing a textbook of sorts that summarizes the established physics on which he drew. By offering this account, the authors explore not only how Planck deployed his considerable knowledge of the physics of his era but also how Einstein and others used and interpreted Planck’s work. Planck did not set out to lay the foundation for the quantum revolution but to study a universal phenomenon for which empirical evidence had been accumulating since the late 1850s. The authors explain the nineteenth-century concepts that informed Planck’s discovery, including electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. In addition, the book offers the first translations of important papers by Ludwig Boltzmann and Wilhelm Wien on which Planck’s work depended.