Establishing Quantum Physics in Goettingen - David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in Context, 1900-1926 (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)

Quantum mechanics - the grandiose theory that describes nature down to the submicroscopic level - was first formulated in Goettingen in 1925. How did this come about and why is it that Goettingen became the pre-eminent location for a revolution in physics? This book is the first to investigate the wide range of factors that were pivotal for quantum physics to be established in Goettingen. These include the process of generational change of physics professors, the hopes of mathematicians seeking new fields of research, and a new understanding of the interplay of experiment, theory and philosophy. The other books in the four-volume collection address the beginnings of quantum physics research at Copenhagen, Berlin, and Munich. These works emerged from an expansive study on the quantum revolution as a major transformation of physical knowledge undertaken by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and the Fritz Haber Institute (2006-2012). For more on this project, see the dedicated Feature Story, The Networks of Early Quantum Theory, at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-story/networks-early-quantum-theory.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
Release date:	August 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Arne Schirrmacher
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	120
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-022726-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Quantum physics (quantum mechanics) > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-022726-X
Barcode:	9783030227265

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