Understanding the path from classical to quantum mechanics / Jaroslav Zamastil.
2023
QC174.12
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Title
Understanding the path from classical to quantum mechanics / Jaroslav Zamastil.
Author
Zamastil, Jaroslav, author.
ISBN
9783031373732 (electronic bk.)
3031373731 (electronic bk.)
9783031373725
3031373723
3031373731 (electronic bk.)
9783031373725
3031373723
Published
Cham : Springer, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 61 pages).
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10.1007/978-3-031-37373-2 doi
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QC174.12
Dewey Decimal Classification
530.12
Summary
The book is about the transition from classical to quantum mechanics, covering the historical development of this great leap, and explaining the concepts needed to understand it at a level suitable for undergraduate students. The first part of the book summarizes classical electrodynamics and the Hamiltonian formulation of classical mechanics, the two elements of classical physics which are crucial for understanding the classical to quantum transition. The second part loosely traces the historical development of the classical to quantum transition, starting with Einstein's 1916 derivation of the Planck radiation law, continuing with the Ladenburg-Kramers-Born-Heisenberg dispersion theory and ending with Heisenberg's magical 1925 paper which established quantum mechanics. The purpose of the book is partly historical, partly philosophical, but mainly pedagogical. It will appeal to a wide audience, from undergraduate students, for whom it can serve as a preparatory or supplementary text to standard textbooks, to physicists and historians interested in the historical development of science.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 1, 2023).
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SpringerBriefs in physics, 2191-5431
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Print version: 9783031373725
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Mathematical Preliminaries
Chapter 2. Classical electrodynamics
Chapter 3. Hamiltonian formulation of classical mechanics
Chapter 4. Steps to the correct solution
Chapter 5. Heisenberg's magical steps
Chapter 6. Reflections on the quantum mechanics and the path leading to its discovery.
Chapter 2. Classical electrodynamics
Chapter 3. Hamiltonian formulation of classical mechanics
Chapter 4. Steps to the correct solution
Chapter 5. Heisenberg's magical steps
Chapter 6. Reflections on the quantum mechanics and the path leading to its discovery.