The Probability Interpretation and the Statistical Transformation Theory, the Physical Interpretation, and the Empirical and Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics 1926-1932

1. Auflage 2000. 1. softcover printing 2000
ISBN: 978-0-387-95181-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 672 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1060 g

Reihe: The Completion of Quantum Mechanics 1926-1941

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. 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 QuantumTheory 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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rechenberg, Helmut

Mehra, Jagdish

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Geschichte der Physik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents—Part 1.- 1 The Probability Interpretation and the Statistical Transformation Theorythe Physical Interpretationand the Empirical and Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (1926-1932).- I The Probability Interpretation and the Statistical Transformation Theory.- II Uncertainty, Complementarity, and Quantum Fields.- III The Empirical and Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics.