Establishing quantum physics in Göttingen: David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in context, 1900-1926

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 wid...

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Autor principal: Schirrmacher, Arne
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Springer 2019
Materias:
Biography, Geography, History
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22727-2
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description 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.
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spelling cern-26850362021-04-21T18:21:21Zdoi:10.1007/978-3-030-22727-2http://cds.cern.ch/record/2685036engSchirrmacher, ArneEstablishing quantum physics in Göttingen: David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in context, 1900-1926Biography, Geography, HistoryQuantum 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.Springeroai:cds.cern.ch:26850362019
spellingShingle Biography, Geography, History
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Establishing quantum physics in Göttingen: David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in context, 1900-1926
title Establishing quantum physics in Göttingen: David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in context, 1900-1926
title_full Establishing quantum physics in Göttingen: David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in context, 1900-1926
title_fullStr Establishing quantum physics in Göttingen: David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in context, 1900-1926
title_full_unstemmed Establishing quantum physics in Göttingen: David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in context, 1900-1926
title_short Establishing quantum physics in Göttingen: David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in context, 1900-1926
title_sort establishing quantum physics in göttingen: david hilbert, max born, and peter debye in context, 1900-1926
topic Biography, Geography, History
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22727-2
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