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| Zusammenfassung: | "The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics brings together 37 selected essays. Many of these essays were first presented as lectures at various universities in Europe and the USA, and then published as reports or articles. Their enlarged, final versions were published in the joint work of Jagdish Mehra and Helmut Rechenberg, The Historical Development of Quantum Theory, while the other essays were published as articles in scientific journals or in edited books. Here they are published together as a tribute to the Mehra-Rechenberg collaboration sustained for several decades, and cover various aspects of quantum theory, the special and general theories of relativity, the foundations of statistical mechanics, and some of their fundamental applications. Two essays, 'Albert Einstein's "First" Paper' (Essay 1) and 'The Dream of Leonardo da Vinci' (Essay 37), lie outside the major themes treated in this book, but are included here because of their historical interest. The origin of each essay is explained in a footnote. This book deals with the most important themes developed in the first 40 years of the twentieth century by some of the greatest pioneers and architects of modern physics. It is a vital source of information about what can veritably be described as 'the golden age of theoretical physics'." |
| Beschreibung: | Compilation of 37 articles and essays by the author from his earlier works and lectures. |
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| 505 | 8 | |a v. 2. 19. Werner Heisenberg and the birth of quantum mechanics -- 20. 'The golden age of theoretical physics': P.A.M. Dirac's scientific work from 1924 to 1933 -- 21. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. I. Schrodinger's scientific work before the creation of wave mechanics -- 22. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. II. The creation of wave mechanics -- 23. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. III. Early response and applications -- 24. Niels Bohr's discussions with Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schrodinger: the origins of the principles of uncertainty and complementarity -- 25. Eugene Paul Wigner: aspects of his life, work, and personality -- 26. Lev Davidovich Landau: some aspects of his life and personality -- 27. The origin of quantum field theory -- 28. The Solvay Conferences of 1927 and 1930 and the consistency debate -- 29. Relativistic electrons and quantum fields -- 30. New elementary particles in nuclear and cosmic-ray physics -- 31. Between hope and despair: quantum electrodynamics in the 1930s -- 32. Universal nuclear forces and Yukawa's new intermediate mass particle (1933-1937) -- 33. New fields describing elementary particles, their properties and interactions -- 34. Energy generation in stars and the origins of nuclear fission -- 35. The Einstein-Bohr debate on the completion of quantum mechanics and its description of reality (1931-1936) -- 36. The quantum principle: its interpretation and epistemology -- 37. The dream of Leonardo da Vinci. | |
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| contents | v. 1. A. personal introduction -- 1. Albert Einstein's 'first' paper -- 2. Max Planck and the law of blackbody radiation -- 3. Planck's half-quanta: a history of the concept of zero-point energy -- 4. Josiah Willard Gibbs and the foundations of statistical mechanics -- 5. Einstein and the foundation of statistical mechanics -- 6. Albert Einstein and Marian von Smoluchowski: early history of the theory of fluctuation phenomena -- 7. The historical origins of the special theory of relativity -- 8. The historical origins of the general theory of relativity -- 9. Albert Einstein and the origin of light-quantum theory -- 10. Niels Bohr and the quantum theory of the atom -- 11. Arnold Sommerfeld and atoms as conditionally periodic systems -- 12. The Gottingen tradition of mathematics and physics from Gauss to Hilbert and Born and Franck -- 13. The Bohr festival in Gottingen: Bohr's Wolfskehl lectures and the theory of the periodic system of elements -- 14. Satyendra Nath Bose, Bose--Einstein statistics, and the quantum theory of an ideal gas -- 15. Louis de Broglie and the phase waves associated with matter -- 16. Wolfgang Pauli and the discovery of the exclusion principle -- 17. The discovery of electron spin -- 18. The discovery of the Fermi-Dirac statistics. v. 2. 19. Werner Heisenberg and the birth of quantum mechanics -- 20. 'The golden age of theoretical physics': P.A.M. Dirac's scientific work from 1924 to 1933 -- 21. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. I. Schrodinger's scientific work before the creation of wave mechanics -- 22. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. II. The creation of wave mechanics -- 23. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. III. Early response and applications -- 24. Niels Bohr's discussions with Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schrodinger: the origins of the principles of uncertainty and complementarity -- 25. Eugene Paul Wigner: aspects of his life, work, and personality -- 26. Lev Davidovich Landau: some aspects of his life and personality -- 27. The origin of quantum field theory -- 28. The Solvay Conferences of 1927 and 1930 and the consistency debate -- 29. Relativistic electrons and quantum fields -- 30. New elementary particles in nuclear and cosmic-ray physics -- 31. Between hope and despair: quantum electrodynamics in the 1930s -- 32. Universal nuclear forces and Yukawa's new intermediate mass particle (1933-1937) -- 33. New fields describing elementary particles, their properties and interactions -- 34. Energy generation in stars and the origins of nuclear fission -- 35. The Einstein-Bohr debate on the completion of quantum mechanics and its description of reality (1931-1936) -- 36. The quantum principle: its interpretation and epistemology -- 37. The dream of Leonardo da Vinci. |
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| spelling | Mehra, Jagdish. The golden age of theoretical physics / Jagdish Mehra. Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, ©2001. 1 online resource (2 volumes (xix, 1408 pages)) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Compilation of 37 articles and essays by the author from his earlier works and lectures. Includes bibliographical references. Print version record. v. 1. A. personal introduction -- 1. Albert Einstein's 'first' paper -- 2. Max Planck and the law of blackbody radiation -- 3. Planck's half-quanta: a history of the concept of zero-point energy -- 4. Josiah Willard Gibbs and the foundations of statistical mechanics -- 5. Einstein and the foundation of statistical mechanics -- 6. Albert Einstein and Marian von Smoluchowski: early history of the theory of fluctuation phenomena -- 7. The historical origins of the special theory of relativity -- 8. The historical origins of the general theory of relativity -- 9. Albert Einstein and the origin of light-quantum theory -- 10. Niels Bohr and the quantum theory of the atom -- 11. Arnold Sommerfeld and atoms as conditionally periodic systems -- 12. The Gottingen tradition of mathematics and physics from Gauss to Hilbert and Born and Franck -- 13. The Bohr festival in Gottingen: Bohr's Wolfskehl lectures and the theory of the periodic system of elements -- 14. Satyendra Nath Bose, Bose--Einstein statistics, and the quantum theory of an ideal gas -- 15. Louis de Broglie and the phase waves associated with matter -- 16. Wolfgang Pauli and the discovery of the exclusion principle -- 17. The discovery of electron spin -- 18. The discovery of the Fermi-Dirac statistics. v. 2. 19. Werner Heisenberg and the birth of quantum mechanics -- 20. 'The golden age of theoretical physics': P.A.M. Dirac's scientific work from 1924 to 1933 -- 21. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. I. Schrodinger's scientific work before the creation of wave mechanics -- 22. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. II. The creation of wave mechanics -- 23. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. III. Early response and applications -- 24. Niels Bohr's discussions with Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schrodinger: the origins of the principles of uncertainty and complementarity -- 25. Eugene Paul Wigner: aspects of his life, work, and personality -- 26. Lev Davidovich Landau: some aspects of his life and personality -- 27. The origin of quantum field theory -- 28. The Solvay Conferences of 1927 and 1930 and the consistency debate -- 29. Relativistic electrons and quantum fields -- 30. New elementary particles in nuclear and cosmic-ray physics -- 31. Between hope and despair: quantum electrodynamics in the 1930s -- 32. Universal nuclear forces and Yukawa's new intermediate mass particle (1933-1937) -- 33. New fields describing elementary particles, their properties and interactions -- 34. Energy generation in stars and the origins of nuclear fission -- 35. The Einstein-Bohr debate on the completion of quantum mechanics and its description of reality (1931-1936) -- 36. The quantum principle: its interpretation and epistemology -- 37. The dream of Leonardo da Vinci. "The Golden Age of Theoretical Physics brings together 37 selected essays. Many of these essays were first presented as lectures at various universities in Europe and the USA, and then published as reports or articles. Their enlarged, final versions were published in the joint work of Jagdish Mehra and Helmut Rechenberg, The Historical Development of Quantum Theory, while the other essays were published as articles in scientific journals or in edited books. Here they are published together as a tribute to the Mehra-Rechenberg collaboration sustained for several decades, and cover various aspects of quantum theory, the special and general theories of relativity, the foundations of statistical mechanics, and some of their fundamental applications. Two essays, 'Albert Einstein's "First" Paper' (Essay 1) and 'The Dream of Leonardo da Vinci' (Essay 37), lie outside the major themes treated in this book, but are included here because of their historical interest. The origin of each essay is explained in a footnote. This book deals with the most important themes developed in the first 40 years of the twentieth century by some of the greatest pioneers and architects of modern physics. It is a vital source of information about what can veritably be described as 'the golden age of theoretical physics'." Quantum theory History. Théorie quantique Histoire. SCIENCE Physics Quantum Theory. bisacsh Quantum theory fast Theoretische fysica. gtt MECÂNICA QUÂNTICA (HISTÓRIA) larpcal History fast has work: The golden age of theoretical physics (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGXGWWfMPbPyJ6qtTxGk8P https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Mehra, Jagdish. Golden age of theoretical physics. Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, ©2001 9810243421 9789810243425 (DLC) 2001270366 (OCoLC)46981736 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=235908 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Mehra, Jagdish The golden age of theoretical physics / v. 1. A. personal introduction -- 1. Albert Einstein's 'first' paper -- 2. Max Planck and the law of blackbody radiation -- 3. Planck's half-quanta: a history of the concept of zero-point energy -- 4. Josiah Willard Gibbs and the foundations of statistical mechanics -- 5. Einstein and the foundation of statistical mechanics -- 6. Albert Einstein and Marian von Smoluchowski: early history of the theory of fluctuation phenomena -- 7. The historical origins of the special theory of relativity -- 8. The historical origins of the general theory of relativity -- 9. Albert Einstein and the origin of light-quantum theory -- 10. Niels Bohr and the quantum theory of the atom -- 11. Arnold Sommerfeld and atoms as conditionally periodic systems -- 12. The Gottingen tradition of mathematics and physics from Gauss to Hilbert and Born and Franck -- 13. The Bohr festival in Gottingen: Bohr's Wolfskehl lectures and the theory of the periodic system of elements -- 14. Satyendra Nath Bose, Bose--Einstein statistics, and the quantum theory of an ideal gas -- 15. Louis de Broglie and the phase waves associated with matter -- 16. Wolfgang Pauli and the discovery of the exclusion principle -- 17. The discovery of electron spin -- 18. The discovery of the Fermi-Dirac statistics. v. 2. 19. Werner Heisenberg and the birth of quantum mechanics -- 20. 'The golden age of theoretical physics': P.A.M. Dirac's scientific work from 1924 to 1933 -- 21. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. I. Schrodinger's scientific work before the creation of wave mechanics -- 22. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. II. The creation of wave mechanics -- 23. Erwin Schrodinger and the rise of wave mechanics. III. Early response and applications -- 24. Niels Bohr's discussions with Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schrodinger: the origins of the principles of uncertainty and complementarity -- 25. Eugene Paul Wigner: aspects of his life, work, and personality -- 26. Lev Davidovich Landau: some aspects of his life and personality -- 27. The origin of quantum field theory -- 28. The Solvay Conferences of 1927 and 1930 and the consistency debate -- 29. Relativistic electrons and quantum fields -- 30. New elementary particles in nuclear and cosmic-ray physics -- 31. Between hope and despair: quantum electrodynamics in the 1930s -- 32. Universal nuclear forces and Yukawa's new intermediate mass particle (1933-1937) -- 33. New fields describing elementary particles, their properties and interactions -- 34. Energy generation in stars and the origins of nuclear fission -- 35. The Einstein-Bohr debate on the completion of quantum mechanics and its description of reality (1931-1936) -- 36. The quantum principle: its interpretation and epistemology -- 37. The dream of Leonardo da Vinci. Quantum theory History. Théorie quantique Histoire. SCIENCE Physics Quantum Theory. bisacsh Quantum theory fast Theoretische fysica. gtt MECÂNICA QUÂNTICA (HISTÓRIA) larpcal |
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