Establishing Quantum Physics in Göttingen [electronic resource] : David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in Context, 1900-1926 /
Schirrmacher, Arne.author.
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Situating Göttingen in the History of Quantum Physics: A Contextual Approach -- From Generational Change to Scientific Opportunity -- “Hilbert and Physics” — Vision and Resources -- The Born “Schools” in Berlin, Frankfurt and Göttingen -- Göttingen’s Multiple Avenues Towards Quantum Mechanics -- Appendix: Selected Documents. .
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.
Physics.
Quantum physics.
History.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
Quantum Physics.
History of Science.