Establishing Quantum Physics in Göttingen

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Quantum mechanics – the grandiose theory that describes nature down to the submicroscopic level – was first formulated in Göttingen in 1925. How did this come about and why is it that Göttingen 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 Göttingen. 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).
Formore 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.
Sheds new light on the emergence of Göttingen as the Mecca of physics in the 1920s Offers a contextual perspective on quantum mechanics complementing purely conceptual narratives Shows how a history of resources and research politics enriches the history of science in general

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Arne Schirrmacher

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history of quantum mechanics David Hilbert Max Born Werner Heisenberg Peter Debye birth of quantum theory Göttingen university

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“The new view about the beginnings of quantum mechanics and the rich collection of documents make it worthwhile to study this book.” (Rita Meyer-Spasche, Isis, Vol. 112 (3), September, 2021)
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