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Ebook Download the Historical Development of Quantum Theory THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTUM THEORY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Jagdish Mehra, Helmut Rechenberg | 878 pages | 28 Dec 2000 | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. | 9780387951744 | English | New York, NY, United States The Historical Development of Quantum Theory - Jagdish Mehra, Helmut Rechenberg - Google Books Other Editions 2. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Very helpful in trying to follow Heisenberg breakthrough to quantum matrix mechanics. 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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. Comments by distinguished physicists on "The Historical Development of Quantum Theory": "…the most definitive work undertaken by anyone on this vast and most important development in the history of physics. Jagdish Mehra, trained in theoretical physics under Pauli, Heisenberg, and Dirac, pursued the vision of his youth to write about the historical and conceptual development of quantum theory in the 20th century…This series of books on the HDQT has thus becmoe the most authentic and permanent source of our knowledge of how quantum theory, its extensions and applications developed. My heartfelt congratulations. Bethe, Nobel Laureate "A thrilling and magnificent achievement! This series of books will remain a permanent source of knowledge about the creation and development of quantum theory. Feynman, Nobel Laureate. JavaScript is currently disabled, this site works much better if you enable JavaScript in your browser. ShieldSquare Captcha While the theory of relativity was largely the work of one man, Albert Einstein , the quantum theory was developed principally over a period of thirty years through the efforts of many scientists. The first contribution was the explanation of blackbody radiation in by Max Planck , who proposed that the energies of any harmonic oscillator see harmonic motion , such as the atoms of a blackbody radiator, are restricted to certain values, each of which is an integral whole number multiple of a basic, minimum value. In , Einstein proposed that the radiation itself is also quantized according to this same formula, and he used the new theory to explain the photoelectric effect. Following the discovery of the nuclear atom by Rutherford , Bohr used the quantum theory in to explain both atomic structure and atomic spectra, showing the connection between the electrons' energy levels and the frequencies of light given off and absorbed. Quantum mechanics, the final mathematical formulation of the quantum theory, was developed during the s. In , Louis de Broglie proposed that not only do light waves sometimes exhibit particlelike properties, as in the photoelectric effect and atomic spectra, but particles may also exhibit wavelike properties. This hypothesis was confirmed experimentally in by C. Davisson and L. Germer, who observed diffraction of a beam of electrons analogous to the diffraction of a beam of light. 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. Download Constructing Quantum Mechanics books , Constructing Quantum Mechanics is the first of two volumes on the genesis of quantum mechanics. It covers the key developments in the period , which provided the scaffold on which the arch of modern quantum mechanics was built. This volume traces the early contributions by Planck, Einstein, and Bohr to the theories of black- body radiation, specific heats, and spectroscopy, all showing the need for drastic changes to the physics of their day. It examines the efforts by Sommerfeld and others to provide a new theory, now known as the old quantum theory. After some striking initial successes explaining the fine structure of hydrogen, X-ray spectra, and the Stark effect , the old quantum theory ran into serious difficulties failing to provide consistent models for helium and the Zeeman effect and eventually gave way to matrix and wave mechanics. The book breaks new ground, both in its treatment of the work of Sommerfeld and his associates, and also in its offering of new perspectives on classic papers by Planck, Einstein, and Bohr. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics | Let's Talk Science Download Knowledge Potential Measurement And Uncertainty books , Kerstin Fink discusses the two mainstream measurement fields: the cognitive science approach and the management approach. She develops the knowledge potential view which is determined by nine key measurement variables, i. Download Neither Physics Nor Chemistry books , The evolution of a discipline at the intersection of physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Quantum chemistry—a discipline that is not quite physics, not quite chemistry, and not quite applied mathematics—emerged as a field of study in the s. It was referred to by such terms as mathematical chemistry, subatomic theoretical chemistry, molecular quantum mechanics, and chemical physics until the community agreed on the designation of quantum chemistry. The authors focus on the culture that emerged from the creative synthesis of the various traditions of chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Throughout, the authors emphasize six themes: epistemic aspects and the dilemmas caused by multiple approaches; social issues, including academic politics, the impact of textbooks, and the forging of alliances; the contingencies that arose at every stage of the developments in quantum chemistry; the changes in the field when computers were available to perform the extraordinarily cumbersome calculations required; issues in the philosophy of science; and different styles of reasoning. Student 55 2 - 4 , 71 - L Navarro, On Einstein's statistical-mechanical approach to the early quantum theory - , Historia Sci. A Pais, Einstein and the quantum theory, Rev. Modern Phys. A Pais, Max Born's statistical interpretation of quantum mechanics, Science , - M Paty, The nature of Einstein's objections to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, Found. K Popper, A critical note on the greatest days of quantum theory, Found. H Reichenbach, The space problem in the new quantum mechanics, Erkenntnis 35 1 - 3 , 29 - F Rohrlich, Schroedinger's criticism of quantum mechanics-fifty years later, in Symposium on the foundations of modern physics Singapore, , - B L van der Waerden, From matrix mechanics and wave mechanics to unified quantum mechanics, Notices Amer. D Wick, The infamous boundary : seven decades of controversy in quantum physics Boston, Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Helmut Rechenberg. 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 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.
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