Book ID: CBB260967807

Constructing Quantum Mechanics: Volume 1: The Scaffold: 1900-1923 (2019)

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Duncan, Anthony (Author)
Janssen, Michel (Author)


Oxford University Press


Publication Date: 2019
Physical Details: 512
Language: English

Constructing Quantum Mechanics is the first of two volumes on the genesis of quantum mechanics. This volume traces the early contributions by Planck, Einstein, and Bohr, all showing the need for drastic changes to the physics of their day. It examines the efforts by Sommerfeld and others to develop a new theory, now known as the old quantum theory. After some striking successes, this theory ran into serious difficulties and ended up serving as the scaffold on which the arch of modern quantum mechanics was built. This volume breaks new ground, both in its treatment of the work of Sommerfeld and his associates, and by offering new perspectives on classic papers by Planck, Einstein, Bohr, and others. Paying close attention to both primary and secondary sources, Constructing Quantum Mechanics provides an in-depth analysis of the heroic struggle to come to terms with the wealth of mostly spectroscopic data that eventually gave us modern quantum mechanics.

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Authors & Contributors
Eckert, Michael
Seth, Suman
Greco, Pietro
Brown, Brandon R.
Wolff, Stefan L.
Teichmann, Jürgen
Concepts
Quantum mechanics
Physics
Theoretical physics
Philosophy
Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics
Teaching; pedagogy
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
21st century
19th century
Places
Germany
United States
Munich (Germany)
Berlin (Germany)
Paris (France)
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