The Bumpy Road: Max Planck from Radiation Theory to the Quantum (1896-1906)Springer, 6 cze 2015 - 112 This book examines the different areas of knowledge, traditions, and conceptual resources that contributed to the building of Max Planck’s theory of radiation. It presents an insightful comparative analysis that not only sheds light upon a fundamental chapter in the history of modern physics, but also enlarges our understanding of how theoreticians work. Coverage offers a deep investigation into the technical aspects behind the theory and extends in time the notion of quantum revolution. It also presents a full-fledged discussion of the combinatorial part of Planck’s theory and places emphasis on the epistemological role of mathematical practices. By painstakingly reconstructing both the electromagnetic and the combinatorial part of Planck’s black-body theory, the author shows how some apparently merely technical resources, such as the Fourier series, effectively contributed to shape the final form of Planck’s theory. For decades, historians have debated the conditions of possibility of Max Planck’s discovery as a paradigmatic example of scientific revolution. In particular, the use of combinatorics, which eventually paved the way for the introduction of the quantum hypothesis, has remained a puzzle for experts. This book presents a fresh perspective on this important debate that will appeal to historians and philosophers of science. |
Z wnętrza książki
Wyniki 1 - 5 z 32
... program that progressively accumulated con- ceptual and experimental tensions up to the point of generating a 'non ... Planck's theory. Only through a comparative analysis of these elements is it possible to understand how Planck's ...
... Program 33 2.4 Concluding Remarks on the Problem of Heat Radiation . 38 References . 39 3 Planck's Theory of Radiation 41 3.1 The Planck - Hertz Oscillator . 41 3.2 The Pentalogy 45 3.2.1 The First Phase of Planck's Program . 45 3.2.2 ...
... Planck's Program . 3.2.6 Molecular Chaos and Natural Radiation . Radiation Entropy . . 60 65 71 72 75 77 81 4.1 Development and Crisis . 81 4.1.1 Nothing Quiet on the Experimental Front . 81 4.2 The March Paper 84 · 4.3 Crisis 87 4.4 A ...
Max Planck from Radiation Theory to the Quantum (1896-1906) Massimiliano Badino. can be systematized by an ... program of Logical Empiricism: the prime task is to separate out genuine science from pseudo-knowledge.3 Instead ...
Max Planck from Radiation Theory to the Quantum (1896-1906) Massimiliano Badino. From this cursory survey , it appears that the gist of the program of Logical Empiri- cism is the clarification of what a theory boils down to by focusing ...
Spis treści
1 | |
2 The Problem of Heat Radiation | 29 |
3 Plancks Theory of Radiation | 41 |
4 Deconstructing Planck | 81 |
Index | 111 |
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
The Bumpy Road: Max Planck from Radiation Theory to the Quantum (1896-1906) Massimiliano Badino Podgląd niedostępny - 2015 |
The Bumpy Road: Max Planck from Radiation Theory to the Quantum (1896-1906) Massimiliano Badino Podgląd niedostępny - 2015 |