The Quantum Theory—Origins and Ideas
A Historical Primer for Physics Students
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This book offers a fresh perspective on some of the central experimental and theoretical works that laid the foundations for today's quantum mechanics: It traces the theoretical and mathematical development of the hypotheses that put forward to explain puzzling experimental results; it also examines their interconnections and how they together evolved into modern quantum theory. Particular attention is paid to J.J. Thomson's atomic modeling and experiments at the Cavendish Laboratory, Max Planck's struggle to explain the experimental results of Heinrich Rubens and Ferdinand Kurlbaum, as well as the path leading from Louis de Broglie’s ideas to the wave theory of Erwin Schrödinger.
Combining his experience in teaching quantum mechanics with his interest in the historical roots of the subject, the author has created a valuable resource for understanding quantum physics through its history, and a book that is appreciated both by working physicists and historians.This book offers a fresh perspective on some of the central experimental and theoretical works that laid the foundations for today's quantum mechanics: It traces the theoretical and mathematical development of the hypotheses that put forward to explain puzzling experimental results; it also examines their interconnections and how they together evolved into modern quantum theory. Particular attention is paid to J.J. Thomson's atomic modeling and experiments at the Cavendish Laboratory, Max Planck's struggle to explain the experimental results of Heinrich Rubens and Ferdinand Kurlbaum, as well as the path leading from Louis de Broglie’s ideas to the wave theory of Erwin Schrödinger.
Combining his experience in teaching quantum mechanics with his interest in the historical roots of the subject, the author has created a valuable resource for understanding quantum physics through its history, and a book that is appreciated both by working physicists and historians.Connects the ideas that led to the quantum theory providing a unified story Does not skimp on the mathematics where necessary Provides a close look at the depth of the ideas that brought us the new physics
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Carl S. Helrich
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Atoms and the atomic theory De Broglie and the wave-particle duality Schrödinger and the wave function Einstein and the photon Planck and blackbody radiation Classical and quantum mechanics The flow of electrical current in liquids and gases Wave function and reality Bohr and the model of the atom Bohr and the photon picture of radiation Quantum theory history
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“This book should find a large and grateful audience of, primarily, physical students who want to improve their understanding of quantum mechanics.” (Eugene Kryachko, zbMATH 1480.81005, 2022)
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